Category: Rep. Tom Cole

More Flight Delays, Cancellations Possible as FAA Strains to Meet Demand: Agency Head

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is straining to meet increased demand for air travel while its air-traffic control towers are already understaffed. And without rapid funding for more personnel and other improvements, the flying public will likely face more flight delays and cancellations, Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen warned lawmakers during an April 26 hearing…


A US House Committee Resolution ‘Condemns Horrors of Socialism’

A House Committee on Rules hearing on Tuesday on H. CON. RES. 9, a resolution titled “Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism,” became a civil and intense discussion and debate on the merits of capitalism and free enterprise and the evils and destructive influence of a system of state and public-owned means of production, and also the horrors of…


Republicans: Democrats’ H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States’ Election Rules

Republican governors and state legislators across the country say efforts to bring integrity, accountability, and security to the voting process may be made null and void if legislation introduced by House Democrats is passed. Opponents of the legislation—H.R. 1, For the People Act—say it would give the federal government the power to gain control over…