News Stories

Indian Country Times - Rob Capriccioso

U.S. House members across the aisles are reacting harshly to a plan by the Obama administration to cut contract support cost (CSC) reimbursements to tribes in the federal budget’s continuing resolution currently being considered by Congress.

Tulsa World - Randy Krehbiel

Tom Cole watched the events of Sept. 11, 2001, unfold from an office across Lafayette Park from the White House. A television told him what was happening in New York. From a window, he could see troops deploying around and on the White House as jet fighters screeched through the sky. In the distance, smoke rose over the Pentagon.

"I knew I was watching something of historic magnitude," said Cole, then political director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and now U.S. representative from Oklahoma's 4th District.

Red Dirt Report - Andrew W. Griffin

Wrapping up his congressional summer recess town hall blitz, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) was in good company Tuesday evening at his Rose State College stop when he told the largely older and conservative crowd that he was a “lean ‘no’” on the issue of attacking Syria.

And this, despite the fact that the House leader, U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he would support a strike.

The Oklahoman - Bryan Dean

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole said Tuesday during his last town hall meeting of the summer that he was leaning toward voting against military action in Syria but wanted to hear what his constituents think.

The feedback he got was unequivocal — not one person at the meeting supported military intervention. Cole, R-Moore, listened for more than three hours to those who filled the Rose State College Professional Training Center, answering every person who had a question.

Ardmoreite - Jennifer Lindsey

Although they are too young to vote for him, Oak Hall Episcopal School students have deemed Rep. Tom Cole to be "cool."

The Republican Congressman from Moore visited the school Monday while in the area for a town hall meeting Monday night. After a tour of the building, he took questions from fifth- through eighth-graders. Cole also gave the school a United States flag that flew over the Capitol on Aug. 1.

"It's cool he took time out of his day to come talk to us," said sixth-grader Claire Panova.

Oklahoma City - The deadline to register for state and federal disaster assistance for the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred between May 18 and June 2 is quickly approaching.

Monday, August 19 is the last day that homeowners, renters and business owners can register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than 15,000 households have already registered and more than $54.3 million in disaster assistance has already been approved.