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Rep. Tom Cole Tapped to Lead House Appropriations Committee

‘I am a budget hawk. I believe in stretching our budget’s dollars as far as we can,’ Mr. Cole said.
Rep. Tom Cole Tapped to Lead House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Tom Cole speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting in Congress, on June 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) is likely to be the new chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee after being approved by the GOP Steering Committee on April 9.

Mr. Cole will succeed Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) who announced last month she was stepping down as chair following the House’s passing of a $1.2 trillion bill to fund most of the government.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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