Cole Says Defense Funding Must Be Maintained

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that the House Republican majority is considering cuts to defense spending.

"Reducing wasteful spending is certainly a goal I share with my Republican colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee in the 118th Congress," said Cole. "However, cutting funding specifically for our national defense is not something I, nor a majority of my colleagues on the committee, will ever support. Over the past few years, the world has faced several increasing global security threats including war in Europe, Chinese aggression in the western Pacific and the reemergence of terrorism in Afghanistan. Now is not the time to go backwards, and I cannot and will not support any appropriations bills that do not adequately provide for the readiness and technological superiority of the U.S. military and our men and women in uniform."

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