Tom Cole

I happen to be in the Natural Resources Committee when those Virginia recognitions came through.

If they had more resources, you know, that we don't have as many problems as we might have had.

Perhaps, if the cap could be lifted, you know, Tribes would have more flexibility in identifying maintenance versus new construction.

We have a duty entrusted to us over decades to keep our promises to these communities while respecting Tribal sovereignty.

I do not make them in a partisan sense. This has been true whether it is a Republican administrations or Democratic administrations.

As a member of the Chickasaw Nation and co-chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, Tribal issues are a top priority of mine for this bill.

We appreciate the terrific job you and your colleagues at the FAA have done for the flying public over the years.

I think these technologies offer, honestly, some of the most isolated parts of our country the greatest opportunity.

In that case, it is a perfectly appropriate invitation.

The chair advises my friend, that is borderline bribery.

Every appropriator up here on both sides of the aisle does not want to see that result.

Nothing tougher on families than inflation. And the lower your income, the worse problem it is for you.

I would argue that the Inflation Reduction Act was probably the most misnamed piece of legislation in history because it was basically a climate change bill.

I can tell you I have certainly had concerns expressed from my Department of Transportation in Oklahoma...

Pretty impressive, Mr. Secretary, it is right on the button. So, thank you on time.

We will try to get to a deal. I don't believe in, you know, CRs.

Nothing is tougher on low-income people than inflation.

We would argue that overspending is what caused inflation.

We do thank you for your service. You have done an exceptional job.

We are going to keep asking about it until you do.

If you earn a benefit, you ought to be able to use it, even if it is for a public voucher.

I commend you, by the way, on the housing council that you set up.

We have a responsibility to ensure the American people can access safe, affordable, and resilient housing.

The families who rely on HUD can not afford for us to go backwards.

We cannot carry out our mission to end homelessness and protect affordable housing... if we do not invest in the Federal agency.