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Tom Cole: “You take care of Agriculture, that takes care of WIC and…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

Rep. Tom Cole says Republicans "feel good about our prospects" as House vote to end shutdown nears

Published November 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:00

I'm very appreciative of the fact they got this bill out of there with three appropriations bills attached to it. So they've given us the time and the Runway we need. We'll get a very good start tonight. You take care of Agriculture, that takes care of WIC and SNAP for some of our most vulnerable citizens. Then obviously military construction and veterans, that's pretty important. Take care of our veterans and, and then we'll pass the so called Ledge Branch bill that actually lets Congress function, … (02:00–02:09)

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Asserts that addressing agriculture funding supports WIC and SNAP programs.

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