Appropriators, Lawmakers Investigate Religious Persecution of Nigerians with Joint Briefing
December 2, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)—alongside Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV)—led a joint briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria with religious freedom and foreign relations experts.
Thanksgiving Tidings: Preparing a Full Course of FY26 Deliverables
November 26, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – The season of gratitude is upon us, and we look toward the good governance that has moved us forward. The House Appropriations Committee has been resolute in completing our work, line-by-line. No shortcuts, no stuffing – just steady FY26 stewardship. No matter the challenge, tight calendar timeline, or work ahead of us, our members delivered through discourse, targeted funding, and America First priorities. Step by step, we’ve carved out a path to regular order, restored accountability, and set the table for the remaining FY26 bills.
House Republican Appropriators Stood United to End the Longest Shutdown in U.S. History
November 14, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – With the enactment of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, into law, House Republicans restored order, reopened the government, and advanced three full-year appropriations bills funding the Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration.
House Republicans Restore Order: Congress Passes Clean Funding Extension and Full-Year Appropriations Bills to Reopen Government
November 12, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, with a vote of 222 to 209. After a damaging and unnecessary shutdown that lasted 43 days, a funding extension that House Republicans called for and passed in September is finally headed to President Trump’s desk.
Cole asks Democrats: What Do You Stand For?
November 12, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) led debate on the House Floor in favor of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.
Cole Urges Support to Reopen the Government, Resume Appropriations Work
November 11, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.
On Veterans Day, House Prepares to Keep America’s Promise to Our Heroes
November 11, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – As a grateful nation comes together on Veterans Day to honor the brave men and women who’ve worn America’s uniform, we remember the promises made and the work needed to fulfill them. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, which includes provisions from the FY26 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
Cole, Harris, Thompson, Finstad: “Democrats are denying full SNAP benefits to vulnerable Americans.”
November 4, 2025
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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), and House Agriculture Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Brad Finstad (R-MN) released a statement on how continued Democrat obstruction in reopening the federal government has denied full, uninterrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to vulnerable Americans:

Republicans are Working to Help Constituents Impacted by the Democrat Shutdown
November 4, 2025
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Washington, D.C.– While Democrats continue their theatrics, forcing government employees to work without pay for a full month and risking programs like SNAP and WIC, Republicans have been working hard to help the people impacted by this prolonged, unnecessary shutdown. Appropriators are having face-to-face conversations with constituents while Democrats are filming TikToks in the halls of the Capitol Building, hosting photoshoots on the plaza, and avoiding tough questions from their constituents who are hurt by their shutdown tactics. 

Cole, Díaz-Balart, Moore Commend President Trump’s CPC Designation for Nigeria, Action to Protect Persecuted Christians
October 31, 2025
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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) – who has routinely advocated to end religious persecution – released a statement commending President Trump’s action to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to the alarming and ongoing persecution of Christians across the country:
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