{"id":33493,"date":"2023-11-06T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=33493"},"modified":"2023-11-27T09:13:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T14:13:29","slug":"tom-cole-getting-back-to-work-on-capitol-hill-republican-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/06\/tom-cole-getting-back-to-work-on-capitol-hill-republican-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cole: Getting back to work on Capitol Hill after chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UoAA4QmDp54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06\/hqdefault-11.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Cole&#039;s Weekly Chat (11\/3\/23)\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UoAA4QmDp54\">\n\t\t\tRep. Cole&#8217;s Weekly Chat (11\/3\/23)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UoAA4QmDp54\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) discussed legislation passed in the House and other news of the week in his Weekly Chat. (November 3, 2023)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/f82dea74\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma): <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/UoAA4QmDp54>Weekly Chat &#8211; November 3, 2023<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Finishing The House\u2019s Work<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, November 6, 2023<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomColeOK04\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-website\"><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/cole.house.gov\/\">cole.house.gov<\/A><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEarlier in October, eight House Republicans joined with every House Democrat to oust the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, for the first time in American history.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n As I warned then, this <a href=https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomColeOK04\/status\/1709680997736894470>disastrous move<\/a> plunged the House, Republicans\u2019 ability to function as a majority and the United States into chaos. Now, not only are we less than 20 days from a critical government funding deadline, but major world events occurred during our turmoil including Hamas\u2019 launch of the deadliest attack on Israel in 70 years and other Iran-backed terrorist groups attack on U.S. facilities in the Middle East. Now that the House has elected a Speaker, it is high time for this body to get back to work.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAs you may recall, on September 30, hours before U.S. government funding was due to expire, the House passed and sent to the Senate a continuing resolution to continue government funding until November 17. The House has already passed four funding bills and continues to work to pass the remaining eight. While the goal should be to finish this before November 17 and come to an agreement with the Senate for full government funding for fiscal year 2024, a government shutdown is not an acceptable outcome, time is short, and it is possible the House will have to pass another continuing resolution to give us the time to conclude negotiations.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_twitter-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomColeOK04\/status\/1709680997736894470\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/card_img\/2095685256041168896\/3vB294Bm?format=jpg&#038;name=orig\" alt=\"Rep. Tom Cole (@TomColeOK04) on X\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomColeOK04\/status\/1709680997736894470\">\n\t\t\tRep. Tom Cole (@TomColeOK04) on X\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomColeOK04\/status\/1709680997736894470\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ousting the Speaker of the House only plunges our country into chaos. Next week, the House will move to elect a new Speaker, &amp; hopefully quickly, so we can return to regular order &amp; finish our work. More in my Weekly Chat. \u2b07 https:\/\/t.co\/prwyHHOc4T<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"X (formerly Twitter)\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tX (formerly Twitter)\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nNext, as war breaks out in the Middle East and continues in Ukraine, the House must also swiftly pass support for Israel and Ukraine to continue to defend themselves in full force. While Putin\u2019s unprovoked, relentless war on Ukraine continues, the U.S. must stand firmly on the side of order and freedom and against tyranny. The U.S. also has a duty to stand with its loyal ally Israel as it defends itself against Hamas. The brutal attacks and barbaric slaughtering of innocent people, including women, children and babies, have no place in this world. Make no mistake, Hamas is a government-backed, trained and funded military terrorist organization, and it must not prevail.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nReauthorizing our country\u2019s national defense, farm and aviation programs must also be completed. Defense, aviation and farm programs are critical to keep our nation safe, food on tables and our economy on the move. The House passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) earlier this year and we will expect the president and the Senate to work with us to conclude enactment of these bills, as well as the Farm Bill.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFinally, House Republicans must continue to press the Senate and president to pass policies to secure the southern border. This unprecedented humanitarian and national security crisis is affecting every community across the nation in some way. Earlier this year, the House passed <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/4367>H.R.2<\/a>, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which would provide for the resources and direction necessary to secure the border including resuming border wall construction; giving border patrol agents necessary resources, equipment and manpower; reforming fraud and abuse in the asylum process; preventing catch and release practices and establishing new penalties for visa overstays.\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nThe House also more recently passed <a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/4367>H.R.4367<\/a>, the <a href=https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/bill\/118\/hr-4367>Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024<\/a>. Not only are our Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents and their resources stretched thin, making their job more difficult, but bad actors including drug and human traffickers, and even suspected terrorists, are taking advantage of President Biden\u2019s unenforced border. This legislation addresses the border crisis by providing funding to secure our border, removing dangerous criminals and detainees unlawfully in our country and countering China\u2019s role in the spread of fentanyl. House Republicans are committed to securing the southern border, and I was proud to support the passage of both bills to support a safer nation.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWith only eight weeks left in the year, members of Congress certainly have our work cut out for us, but I remain committed to completing these critical measures. I look forward to the work ahead and working with our new Speaker, Mike Johnson. I applaud him for hitting the ground running on his first day \u2013 but there is certainly still much more to do.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><DIV class=row>\r\n<DIV class=col-md-4><IMG class=\"img-fluid wow fadeIn\" \r\nsrc=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/05\/30\/tomcole.jpg\" \r\nitemprop=\"image\"><\/IMG><\/DIV>\r\n<DIV class=col-md-8><EM>Tom Cole, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, is serving \r\nhis tenth term in the U.S. Congress as the elected representative of Oklahoma&#8217;s 4th \r\nCongressional District. He is recognized as an advocate for taxpayers and small \r\nbusiness, a proponent for a strong national defense and a leader in promoting \r\nbiomedical research. He is considered the foremost expert in the U.S. House of Representatives on issues \r\ndealing with Native Americans and tribal governments. He and his wife, Ellen, \r\nhave one son, Mason, and reside in Moore, Oklahoma. <\/EM><\/DIV><\/DIV><HR>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/06\/TomCole.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Cole\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With only eight weeks left in the year, members of Congress certainly have our work cut out for us","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,14,23],"tags":[3586,214,45,336,4322,557,3726,4320,4321,48,1584,192,4292,25,3653,1583,85,91,224,1107,297,453,2568,4323,569],"class_list":["post-33493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-politics","category-world","tag-118th","tag-appropriations","tag-borders","tag-dhs","tag-faa","tag-farm-bill","tag-fy2024","tag-h-r-2","tag-h-r-4367","tag-house","tag-israel","tag-kevin-mccarthy","tag-mike-johnson","tag-military","tag-ndaa","tag-palestine","tag-republicans","tag-senate","tag-shutdown","tag-terrorism","tag-tom-cole","tag-trafficking","tag-ukraine","tag-vladimir-putin","tag-wars","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-8Id","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/06\/TomCole.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33493"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33878,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33493\/revisions\/33878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}