The Washington Examiner reported that Tom Cole was elected as the new House Appropriations chairman

Tom Cole elected House Appropriations chairman to succeed Kay Granger. Tom Cole will succeed Granger as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Kay Granger will be replaced by Tom Cole in the House of Representatives. Cole will replace Granger as chair of the Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending on the annual budget.

Kay Granger steps down as appropriations chairwoman after penning $1.2 trillion deal. Granger will step down from her position as chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee. Granger has been criticized for her role in writing a $1 trillion bill. Granger is the Republican leader in Texas' House of Representatives.