WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act, 2025. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "Disasters know no bounds--they impact cities and states across this nation, leaving communities with destruction and despair. It's a dire reality faced by so many, including my own constituents in Oklahoma. In the face of re  more