{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-votes-favor-financial-services-and-general-government-and-national", "Cole Votes in Favor of Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2026", "2026-01-14", "2026", "2026-01", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Tom Cole", "C001053", "cole.house.gov", "cole", "https://cole.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) voted in favor of H.R. 7006, a two-bill funding package covering the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) and the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations measures for the fiscal year 2026. After voting in favor of the package, he released the following statement:\n\n\u201cCongress is maintaining momentum on full-year government funding. President Trump signed the first three appropriations bills into law in November. Then, last Thursday, the House passed a package of three more funding bills. Now, today, we added two more bills to that tally,\u201d said Congressman Cole.\n\n\u201cWith this two-bill funding package, we are advancing the mandate of the American people and continuing to reign in President Trump\u2019s golden age. Small businesses and entrepreneurs are supported, and consumer freedom is safeguarded. We protect our nation by strengthening cyber defenses and dismantling the networks that enable terrorism and drug trafficking. By realigning our diplomacy and national posture to deter threats, peace through strength is being restored,\u201d said Congressman Cole.\n\n\u201cI am very proud of the hard work the Appropriations Committee, our Cardinals, Democratic Ranking Members, and Republican leadership has put in to get this legislation through the finish line. These bills serve a clear purpose \u2013 safety, security, and freedom \u2013 and I look forward to sending it to President Trump\u2019s desk,\u201d said Congressman Cole.\n\nKey Provisions in the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026\n\nFinancial Services and General Government\n\nModernizes the IRS to better support taxpayers and crack down on fraud.\n\nSupports entrepreneurship and small business development.\n\nMaintains \u201cBuy American\u201d provisions.\n\nProtects consumer freedom in kitchen appliance, other tool, and recreational vehicle products through prohibition of Biden-era regulations.\n\nMaintains critical pro-life riders.\n\nInvests in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program to strengthen interdiction efforts and stop narcotics from entering our borders.\n\nTakes steps to identify underutilized federal office spaces to cut wasteful Washington spending.\n\nNational Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies\n\nReprioritizes funding in support of U.S. national security.\n\nEliminates wasteful spending on DEI or woke programming, climate change mandates, and divisive gender ideologies at the State Department.\n\nHolds the United Nations accountable.\n\nHolds foreign governments and bad actors accountable for their persecution of people of faith.\n\nConfronts human trafficking.\n\nProvides support, funds, or assistance for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Tawain.\n\nProvides for United States national security interests in the Indo-Pacific to counter China\u2019s malign influence.\n\nDenies China access to U.S.-backed resources.\n\nPrioritizes fiscal sanity with over $9 billion in cuts.\n\nOklahoma Priorities/ Congressman Cole Secured in the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026\n\nFinancial Services and General Government\n\n$28 million for Native Initiatives at the Community Development Financial Institution Fun, improving financial capacity for tribal nations to expand community development.\n\n$5.3 million for Native American outreach through the Small Business Association\u2019s Office of Native American Affairs.\n\n$324 million for the Community Development Financial Institution Fund, allowing for access to opportunities and economic growth in rural communities.\n\n$27 million for the Small Business Association\u2019s Women\u2019s Business Centers.\n\n$45 million for the Election Assistance Commission\u2019s Election Security Grants to ensure our elections are safe from cyber threats and other bad actors.\n\nSecured language requiring the General Services Administration to audit all its technology to identify IT products that were produced by companies with ties to the People\u2019s Republic of China.\n\nSecured language requiring the Office of Management and Budget to work with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of the National Cyber Director to submit a report to Congress on the status of the deployment of Endpoint Detection and Response solutions, as well as a timeline of full coverage to combat cyber threats from sophisticated adversaries like Russia and China.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cole.house.gov/media/press-releases/cole-votes-favor-financial-services-and-general-government-and-national"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4868921134620905, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}