Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House voted for a resolution to fund the federal government through January 15, raise the debt ceiling through February 7 and appoint a conference committee to negotiate long-term budget reforms.
"The last three weeks have been challenging for lawmakers and unfair for Americans, but today is a better day," said Cole. "Because both sides worked together and negotiated, the government will reopen at last and federal employees can finally return to work.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3223, the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act. This legislation would ensure that federal workers receive lost pay for the duration of the government shutdown, regardless of furlough status.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined with House colleagues to urge Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Rand Beers and OMB Director Sylvia Burwell to properly enforce the Pay Our Military Act. This letter was sent after hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard civilians and members of the National Guard were furloughed.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK-4) today congratulated University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and Langston University for being awarded a grant of approximately $2.5 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers (UTC) program.
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:BGCP) and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, visited Moore on Monday, September 23 to distribute $1,000 prepaid debit cards to each family who had a child in the Moore Public School district at the time of the May 20 tornado and whose home was damaged or destroyed. Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, issued the following statement after Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough announced his intention to retire in October 2014 after serving the Institution since July 2008. During his tenure, Secretary Clough has overseen the 19 museums and galleries and National Zoo in Washington, D.C., most of which are located on the National Mall.