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September 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Member Mike Garcia (R-CA), joined by House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Judge Carter (R-TX), Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman David Valadao (R-CA), and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL), today released

August 26, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), joined by leaders on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, demanded answers from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack regarding failures under its Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), which have inflicted a dire food shortage crisis on our nation’s Tribes. The lawmakers requested comprehensive information to understand the origins of this alarming situation and implement action to ensure it is resolved expeditiously. 


August 6, 2024
Op-Eds

Interior and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) wrote an op-ed for the Idaho Statesman, highlighting the need for improved pay structures for wildland firefighters and how the Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act serves as a permanent fix in ensuring our frontline


July 24, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025. The measure was approved by a vote of 210 to 205.


July 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today remarked on the House floor in support of H.R.


July 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 8997, the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.


July 18, 2024
Washington, D.C. – ICYMI, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Republican Appropriators held a press conference last week on successfully moving all 12 Fiscal Year 2025 bills through the Committee.

July 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 29 to 26.


July 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 31 to 26.


July 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 31 to 25.