Energy & Environment
Information regarding my stance on Energy issues.
March 21, 2022
Famously displayed on the desk of former President Harry S. Truman and often used by President Joe Biden both in office and on the campaign trail is the motto “The Buck Stops Here,” meant to exemplify one of the most important attributes that leaders at all levels need to possess: accountability.
March 8, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced a U.S. embargo on purchase of Russian oil.
March 7, 2022
Last week Vladimir Putin increased his ruthless invasion of Ukraine and gained de facto control over a major city in the country, demonstrating that this unhinged dictator has no intention of letting up. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden has thus far failed to cut off an obvious revenue stream from our country that is currently funding Putin’s war machine, and that is the continued U.S. import of Russian oil.
March 3, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), today introduced the Prohibition on Imports of Russian Oil Act, which would immediately cease all U.S. imports of Russian oil and other petroleum-based energy products.
March 1, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address this evening before a joint session of Congress.
March 1, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today sent a letter with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) urging President Joe Biden to immediately institute an embargo on all Russian energy exports, as well as encourage our allies and global partners to take immediate similar actions.
March 1, 2022
Last week, the world watched in horror as Vladimir Putin effectively declared war and launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, with Russia’s launch of the largest military operation in Europe since World War II more than 75 years ago, it has become abundantly clear that for decades the United States and our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have seriously miscalculated the audacity and aggressiveness of this tyrannical bully and thug.
February 18, 2022
On March 1, President Joe Biden will speak before a joint session of Congress and deliver his first official State of the Union address. If he chose to be honest about the true state of national affairs, he would acknowledge the plethora of crises of his own making and outline solutions to address them.
December 27, 2021
At the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden entered office as the 46th President of the United States promising to usher in hope, bipartisanship and to rebuild our country after the coronavirus pandemic. However, his first year has unfortunately been fixated on partisan, out-of-touch polices that have triggered several converging crises nationwide.