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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Freedom Caucus urges top funding negotiators to lock in DOGE cuts
The House Freedom Caucus is pushing for House GOP appropriators to work to lock in cuts pursued by President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency as the party begins crafting government funding legislation for fiscal year 2026. In a letter addressed to Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chair and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, members of the hardline conservative caucus pressed for funding negotiators to write bills 'consistent' with Trump's budget request and to 'include adjustments initiated by DOGE.' They also pressed for appropriators to work to 'reduce non-defense, non-veterans, discretionary spending to pre-COVID levels.' 'The Appropriations process provides Congress with an opportunity to demonstrate our shared commitment to fighting waste, fraud, and abuse by codifying DOGE cuts and embracing the America First agenda,' the letter, led by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), said Tuesday. The letter arrives as the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee is set to begin marking up spending legislation for fiscal 2026, with funding work for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, as well as military construction and agricultural development on the schedule this week. At the same time, House GOP leaders also plan to move quickly to act on a package of proposed rescissions that Trump officials released on Tuesday afternoon. The package – which calls for more than $9 billion in cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, NPR and PBS – is the first of what Republicans hope will be multiple such requests from the president as they work to codify DOGE cuts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
7 days ago
- Business
- The Hill
Freedom Caucus urges top funding negotiators to lock in DOGE cuts
The House Freedom Caucus is pushing for House GOP appropriators to work to lock in cuts pursued by President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency as the party begins crafting government funding legislation for fiscal year 2026. In a letter addressed to Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chair and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, members of the hardline conservative caucus pressed for funding negotiators to write bills 'consistent' with Trump's budget request and to 'include adjustments initiated by DOGE.' They also pressed for appropriators to work to 'reduce non-defense, non-veterans, discretionary spending to pre-COVID levels.' 'The Appropriations process provides Congress with an opportunity to demonstrate our shared commitment to fighting waste, fraud, and abuse by codifying DOGE cuts and embracing the America First agenda,' the letter, led by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), said Tuesday. The letter arrives as the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee is set to begin marking up spending legislation for fiscal 2026, with funding work for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, as well as military construction and agricultural development on the schedule this week. At the same time, House GOP leaders also plan to move quickly to act on a package of proposed rescissions that Trump officials released on Tuesday afternoon. The package – which calls for more than $9 billion in cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, NPR and PBS – is the first of what Republicans hope will be multiple such requests from the president as they work to codify DOGE cuts.
Perth Now
03-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Trash talk awaits Darling against old teammates in Bunbury
West Coast defender Tom Cole says there is still a lot of love for Jack Darling, but that won't stop them offering some verbal barbs when they come up against their 2018 premiership teammate in Sunday's clash at Hands Oval in Bunbury. Darling played 298 games with West Coast before switching to the Kangaroos in the off-season, where he has become an important part of a Roos' key forward triumvirate with Cameron Zurhaar and Nick Larkey. 'I'm sure there'll be a bit of lip service once we are out on the ground,' he said. 'I reckon that's all part of the game. Should be a bit of fun. JD has been a great teammate of mine, so it will be good to come up against him.' Cole, at 28, has quickly become one of the elder statesmen of the Eagles' defence, alongside Liam Duggan, with Jeremy McGovern set to face an AFL concussion panel that will be determine whether he plays again, and Tom Barrass now at Hawthorn. The future now rests with key defenders such as Harry Edwards, Sandy Brock and Rhett Bazzo, while Reuben Ginbey, Ryan Maric, Liam Baker and mid-season draftee Tom McCarthy putting pressure on Cole's role. It's something he has learnt to deal with over 123 AFL games. 'I've always been in a position throughout my whole career where I've never really fully felt safe within my role,' Cole said. 'There's always people knocking on the door, there's always younger players coming through, or even just players the same age. So there's always pressure to perform. 'Tom McCarthy looked really good on the weekend and is going to be an exciting prospect for us. Bo Allan, obviously, we know what he can do, he'll be a good player for us in the future. So there's always pressure there, but that's all part of it.' McGovern made a brief appearance on the training track on Tuesday morning, but was restricted to light running as he remains in concussion protocols. 'He's in good spirits,' Cole said. 'Obviously, it's an unfortunate situation but we're wrapping their arms around him. 'I'm not sure what it's going to look like for him, but we just support him.' Tom Cole has been a mainstay in West Coast's defence. Credit: Danella Bevis / The West Australian Cole said the team hoped to carry its good form over three quarters against Geelong into the clash in Bunbury between the 17th and 18th ranked teams. He said their pre-season clash with North Melbourne gave both teams some good intelligence, particularly in relation to the expected conditions. 'It was very windy that day. Liam Baker kicked a goal from about 75 metres out in the fourth quarter to win it for us,' he said. Cole said the Eagles were showing growth in the way they arrested momentum shifts in games this season, particularly against the Cats. 'Being able to just stay in a game is important. Previously, over the last couple of years and then even this year, we've struggled to deal with momentum,' he said. 'They got to jump on us early and we were able to stick with them for the majority of that game, and then kind of got blown out at the end, but it was good to be able to stay in the game. 'Momentum is a massive part of modern footy. There's momentum swings throughout games a lot. That's one of the hardest parts of football and we've struggled with it, as I said, the last couple years. 'So I think it was a big positive to be able to stick with one of the better sides in the comp and arrest that momentum. '
E&E News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
Zeldin backs lab in top House appropriator's district
As EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin pursues plans to gut the agency's research arm, he appeared ready Thursday to shield at least one facility: a laboratory located in the district of House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole. The work done at the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, is important and 'should be enhanced,' Zeldin told the Oklahoma Republican during a House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the Trump administration's EPA budget proposal for next year. His answer appeared to satisfy Cole, who had asked Zeldin to explain how the Kerr Center's work — which includes groundwater research and ecosystem restoration — informs EPA's ability to carry out its statutory functions. Advertisement But the lab is part of EPA's Office of Research and Development, which would effectively be dissolved as a stand-alone entity under the first phase of a restructuring unveiled by Zeldin earlier this month.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
House GOP spending chief: ‘I don't think we'll have a debt limit suspension'
House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Sunday that he does not believe 'we'll have a debt limit suspension' a few days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling by the middle of the summer. 'I don't think we'll have a debt limit suspension because Republicans like to revisit this conversation,' Cole told NewsNation's Chris Stirewalt on 'The Hill Sunday.' 'Look, if it was up to the Democrats, they agree, they'd love to get rid of the debt limit … I've talked to them.' 'You do that, that's like never talking about your credit card when you go to the limit. And we like to get to a limit and we'll have a discussion, and then at least have some reforms to change the trajectory of the debt,' he added later. Bessent told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday that there is 'reasonable probability' that the government's 'cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted in August while Congress is scheduled to be in recess.' 'Therefore, I respectfully urge Congress to increase or suspend the debt limit by mid-July, before its scheduled break, to protect the full faith and credit of the United States,' Bessent said in a letter to the House Speaker. Republicans have been hopeful they will be able to bring up the debt limit via a process called budget reconciliation, aiming to raise the debt ceiling within the same vehicle being assembled for the advancement of large portions of President Trump's agenda with only GOP votes. Bessent said in his Friday letter that 'prior episodes have shown that waiting until the last minute to suspend or increase the debt limit can have serious adverse consequences for financial markets, businesses, and the federal government, harm business and consumer confidence, and raise short-term borrowing costs for taxpayers.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
