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May 15, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:


May 7, 2026

Oklahoma City, OK – Today, Representative Tom Cole (OK-04), along with Representatives Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Stephanie Bice (OK-05), joined Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Bryan Bedford in touring the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center’s Air Traffic Control Training Academy. The tour, which included visits to the Tower Simulator System Lab and the En Route Automation Modernization Lab, provided an overview of controller training programs and technologies used to prepare the aviation workforce.


April 30, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |     CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7147, which will now head to President Trump’s desk to end the Democrat-led Department of Homeland Security shutdown:


April 30, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, which reauthorizes, modernizes, and improves key Department of Agriculture programs through 2031:

Issues:Agriculture

April 20, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. – On the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement:


March 24, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after fellow Oklahoman and Native American, Markwayne Mullin, was confirmed to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security last night:

Issues:Immigration

March 18, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after attending the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies’ American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings this week: