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May 22, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement supporting today’s passage of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act.

May 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement following Monday’s horrific tornado that destroyed neighborhoods, injured residents and left others missing or dead in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma. The Congressman is a longtime resident of Moore, which is included in the Fourth District of Oklahoma.


May 16, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) expressed concern with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and its plan to institute mandatory furloughs for civilian workers. These furloughs will amount to 11 days of unpaid leave starting July 8 until the end of the fiscal year.


May 13, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced support of H. Res. 36, legislation that would create a select committee to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.


May 8, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) mourned the loss of Lawton-native First Lieutenant Brandon J. Landrum who died last Saturday while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Landrum was one of five soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.


May 7, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today introduced H.R. 1850, the Home School Equity Act for Tax Relief. This legislation allows home school families to receive the same tax deduction currently offered to elementary and secondary teachers for education expenses.

April 30, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement after the retirement announcement of Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes, who has served since May 2009 when he was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate.


April 25, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) and Tom Cole (R–Okla.) introduced a bill today that prioritizes pediatric research for children with special needs.


April 19, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) remembered the tragedy of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.


April 16, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Mary Anne Morgan after she was crowned the 65th U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen last Friday. Morgan, who serves as Staff Assistant for the Congressman’s Washington office, is the first Oklahoman Cherry Blossom Princess to be named queen.