Tom Cole
Alabama’s Aderholt, Oklahoma’s Cole hope to chair powerful U.S. House Appropriations committee
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama, a Republican who previously sought the powerful House Appropriations Committee chairmanship, plans to speak with newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana soon to gauge his support for a fellow Southerner seeking the gavel. Current Appropriations Chair Kay Granger, a Texas Republican, announced Wednesday she would retire […]