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Apr 16, 2024 Statements

Good morning.

Mr. Secretary, good morning. Welcome and thank you for joining us today.  We appreciate your leadership and the Department’s efforts to support veterans.

Apr 16, 2024 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee for a

Apr 16, 2024 Statements

Thank you, Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz. Mr. Secretary, welcome. Delighted to have you here. This is my first MilCon-VA Subcommittee hearing as Chairman of the full committee, and it is only fitting that it is focused on funding for the VA.

Apr 16, 2024 Statements

The committee will come to order.

Good morning and thank you to Chief Moore for being here today to testify on the Forest Service’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.

Apr 16, 2024 Statements

The subject of today’s hearing is the Fiscal Year 2025 request for the Stennis Center for Public Service, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, and the Congressional Office for International Leadership.

I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, Committee Members, and our Executive Directors for being here this morning.

Apr 15, 2024 Statements

Good morning.

The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.

Today, we welcome the Attorney General of the United States, the Honorable Merrick Garland, to the Subcommittee to testify on the Department of Justice’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request.

Apr 15, 2024 Statements

The subject of today’s hearing is the Fiscal Year 2025 request for the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol.

I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, Committee Members, the Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, and the Acting Architect Joe DiPietro for being here today.

Apr 13, 2024 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the following statement in response to Iran’s airborne attack against Israel:
 

Apr 12, 2024 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced the final slate of subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress, officially announcing that Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) will chair the Homeland Security Subcommittee.
 

Apr 12, 2024 Op-Eds

ICYMI, State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) wrote an op-ed for The Miami Herald, noting how the recently-enacted

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