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July 22, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the Valero refinery in Ardmore will be designated as a foreign trade subzone by the Department of Commerce.

March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole, who returned Monday from his fourth trip to Iraq, said he was much more optimistic about the situation in Iraq and the future of the Iraqi people then he was in previous trips to the country.

September 16, 2004
Washington, D.C. – This weekend Congressman Tom Cole will be hosting British Parliamentarian Mr. Richard Shepard in Oklahoma and introducing him to U.S. politics on a state level.

May 6, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole today voted for a resolution that condemns the abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody in Iraq. H. Res. 627 also emphasized that alleged crimes of a few should not detract from the commendable sacrifices of over 300,000 members of the Armed Forces who have served, or who are serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

October 31, 2003
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted today to provide $87.5 billion to support U.S. troops and rebuild Iraq.

October 20, 2003
Washington, D.C. – After an important vote to provide $87 billion to support U.S. troops and rebuild Iraq, Congressman Tom Cole along with eight other Members of Congress boarded an Air Force C-32, the military version of the Boeing 757-200, and traveled to Kuwait City, Kuwait and then to Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq.

April 11, 2003
Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole, introduced legislation (H. Resolution 198) urging France, Germany and Russia to help Iraq in its rebuilding process by forgiving the debts of the regime of Saddam Hussein to their respective countries.