Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
I see a lot of these things as functions of a system that has been historically underfunded.
Said by
Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Cole discusses the challenges faced by the Indian Health Service due to historical underfunding.

Share

More from Tom Cole

Jun 9, 2026

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.

rollcall.com
May 1, 2025

Look, no president - and administrations - don’t get to dictate what’s going to happen here. Congress is not the Army.

usatoday.com
Feb 9, 2025

We have to remember the deal they are trying to enforce is when we had a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate. We don't have those anymore.

newsweek.com
Mar 11, 2025

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), who is the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. {time} 1700

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation