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Republicans Select Oklahoma’s Cole As New House Appropriations Chair

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

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Republicans Select Oklahoma’s Cole As New House Appropriations Chair

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the new chair of the House Appropriations Committee

Republicans on Wednesday officially selected Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) to serve as the new chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Cole, a member of the panel’s defense subcommittee, succeeds Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), who announced her plans in March to step down as chair of the House Appropriations Committee. “I am proud to announce that I was ratified by the House Republican Conference this morning as the new Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. I would like to thank…

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