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July 15, 2016

Washington, D.C. - House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, along with Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran and other senior members of the House and Senate committees, today sent a joint letter to President Obama urging White House action on Zika funding.


July 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Senate failed to reconsider the Zika Conference Report, the legislation targeted at funding the Zika virus response efforts.

July 14, 2016
Washington, D.C. - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the draft fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill.

July 11, 2016
News Stories
With Congress remains deadlocked over funding to fight the Zika virus, senior GOP leaders are working to head off yet another big public health funding fight.
Issues:Economy & Small BusinessHealthcare

July 8, 2016
News Stories
Following in their Senate colleagues’ footsteps, a House subcommittee signed off on a budget increase for the National Institutes of Health Thursday.
Issues:Economy & Small BusinessHealthcare

July 6, 2016
Washington, D.C. - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow.

May 19, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he was named a Fiscal Hero by the Campaign to Fix the Debt, a nonpartisan movement to improve America’s fiscal future.

May 18, 2016
News Stories
Congressional Republicans are preparing legislative efforts to block the Obama administration’s overtime rule, including a possible rider on an upcoming appropriations bill.
Issues:Economy & Small Business

April 13, 2016
Washington, DC – Representative Tom Cole has been named as a recipient of the 2016 Thomas Jefferson Award. The award is presented by the International Foodservice Distributors Association to lawmakers who support the free enterprise system.

April 4, 2016
Weekly Columns

It’s almost the time of year again that the majority of Americans consistently dislike most: tax day. When it comes time for filing income taxes, similar woes and frustrations related to navigating the nation’s needlessly complicated tax system are shared by most Americans.

Issues:Economy & Small Business