U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma tapped by GOP as House Appropriations chairman
Source: Nebraska Examiner
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tom Cole will likely become the next chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee — and the first Oklahoman to ever serve in the post — after gaining the approval of the GOP Steering Committee on Tuesday evening.
The closed-door vote, confirmed by Cole and members of the committee, was something of a formality since he didn’t have any official challengers in the bid for the gavel and is expected to gain approval of the full House Republican Conference.
Cole joked after the vote that “it’s kind of hard to lose a race when you’re the only guy” running and said he plans to get to work immediately.
“I think we’ll be in awfully good shape, honestly, in getting the bills through the committee. I’m pretty hopeful,” Cole said of the upcoming process. “I’m a lot more fortunate than Tom Emmer. I’ve got a bigger majority in Approps committee than he’s got on the floor.” Emmer, of Minnesota, is the House majority whip.
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., was approved as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee by the GOP Steering Committee on April 9, 2024. In this photo, he leaves during a break in a House Republican caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Oct. 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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