Honorable Tom Cole
United States Representative, Oklahoma, Republican
Sen. Cole has represented Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District since 2003. He serves on the Appropriations Committee. The following is his speech on the committee floor delivered on June 12, 2025, in favor of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2026. Chairman Calvert, thank you for all the work you have done to ensure leadership in America’s defense, and thank you to Ranking Member McCollum for her partnership in that endeavor. We hope for peace, while always being prepared to sustain it. That has always been the burden and the honor of a free nation — and generation after generation,…
