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January 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement regarding decisive action by President Trump and the United States Armed Forces in capturing Venezuelan dictator and narco-terrorist Nicolás Maduro:
December 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Legislative Branch Subcommittee Vice Chair Riley Moore (R-WV) released a statement supporting U.S. strikes against ISIS in Nigeria:
December 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the House, Appropriations Advent was completed – not a window left out. For twelve steady days, we toiled with great care, unwrapping the FY26 process, our progress laid bare. From hearings and markups to bills moving through, each step of appropriations was opened to review. With all twelve full-year bills reported out of the committee on cue, Article I moved us forward – good governance in view.
December 23, 2025
Washington, D.C – Following President Trump’s call-to-action and redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) recently led a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria for an on-the-ground fact-finding mission to examine alarming anti-Christian violence and religious persecution.
