{"id":2216954,"date":"2024-04-09T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cole-elected-house-appropriations-chairman-to-succeed-kay-granger\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:12:09","slug":"tom-cole-elected-house-appropriations-chairman-to-succeed-kay-granger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cole-elected-house-appropriations-chairman-to-succeed-kay-granger\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cole has been elected as the new House Appropriations chairman, succeeding Kay Granger"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cole-elected-house-appropriations-chairman-to-succeed-kay-granger%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) has been elected as the next chairman of the\u200b Appropriations Committee by the GOP \u200bSteering \u2064Committee.\u2062 He will\u200b replace outgoing\u2062 Chairwoman\u200d Kay Granger\u200c (R-TX). Cole&#8217;s appointment marks a significant shift in leadership within the committee. Tom Cole (R-OK), the House Rules Committee Chairman, has been \u200dchosen by the GOP Steering Committee\u200d as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">incoming chairman<\/a> of the Appropriations Committee, succeeding Kay \u200cGranger (R-TX).\u2064 This appointment signals a notable change\u200d in leadership\u200c within the committee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) will take on a powerful role as the next chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appropriations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Appropriations\">Appropriations<\/a> Committee after the GOP Steering Committee elected him to the position on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma congressman will succeed outgoing Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX), who announced that she was stepping down from her leadership position <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2934412\/kay-granger-steps-down-appropriations-chairwoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"following the passage\">following the passage<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-worry-trumps-defund-the-fbi-push-could-hurt-their-crime-message\/\" title=\"Republicans worry Trump's 'defund the FBI' push could hurt their crime message\">fiscal 2024 appropriations bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cole will inherit a difficult task of working to pass the next batch of appropriations bills for 2025, after completing the 12 appropriations bills for 2024 proved to be a difficult task for House Republicans. <\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma Republican had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2951324\/cole-rebuffs-aderholt-call-delayed-appropriations-election-not-wise-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pushed back<\/a> against calls from fellow Republican Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) who wanted to delay the selection of the next chairman, saying it was time to \u201cremove the uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aderholt had sparked rumors that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2959035\/house-appropriations-aderholt-demands-reforms-chairman-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"might seek to challenge\">might seek to challenge<\/a> Cole for the chairmanship over the last few weeks, releasing a \u201cDear Colleague\u201d letter and an op-ed that called for reforms to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democrats-blast-israel-aid-from-us-even-after-hamas-cease-fire\/\" title=\"Progressive Democrats Blast Israel Aid From US Even After Hamas Cease-Fire\">appropriations process<\/a>. However, he announced Tuesday ahead of the steering committee meeting that he would not run against Cole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Congressman is not seeking the chairmanship,\u201d Carson Clark, a spokesman for Aderholt, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cBut he did see the vacancy as an opportunity to voice his concerns and also his ideas of how the appropriations process can be reformed. It needs to work better for members and ultimately the taxpayers in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cole\u2019s chairmanship confirmation will be ratified by the House on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Cole, the House Rules Committee Chairman from Oklahoma, will step into the influential role of Appropriations Committee chairman, following his election by the GOP Steering Committee on Tuesday. He replaces Kay Granger from Texas, who announced her resignation. 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