Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has been appointed to two House-Senate conference committees including one dealing with the environment and government funding.
Cole, a Republican who is seeking re-election, has developed a strong reputation in the House for his knowledge and expertise in appropriations matters.
Speaker Paul Ryan named Rep. Cole to the House-Senate Conference Committee for H.R. 6147 which is the Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
The second conference committee was for H.R. 6157 which is the Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
For the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act Committee Cole will serve alongside Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen; Reps. Robert Aderholt, Mike Simpson, Ken Calvert, Mario Diaz-Balart, Tom Graves, David Young, and John Rutherford.
For the Department of Defense Appropriations Act Committee Cole will serve alongside Reps. Robert Aderholt, Kay Granger, Harold Rogers, Ken Calvert, Steve Womack and Martha Roby.
“I am honored to be named to these conference committees with my colleagues, and I am eager to continue the necessary work to fund the federal government,” said Cole. “As we work through these important negotiations, I will remain steadfast in my desire to ensure we responsibly fund the priorities of our nation and government and do so in an expeditious and timely manner.”