Press Releases
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. He was assigned Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. Landrum is survived by his parents, wife and children.
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.
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.
The “Kids First Research Act” eliminates taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and political party national conventions. The bill reallocates these federal resources to pediatric research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) remembered the tragedy of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and co-sponsor Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) today introduced legislation to protect gasoline can manufacturers from frivolous lawsuits. These companies are vulnerable to litigation due to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s failure to issue safety standards for their product. The bill would mandate safety standards so that gas can companies can obtain liability insurance to defend themselves against baseless lawsuits. Cole previously introduced the legislation last year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement regarding the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget plan:
“By submitting a budget that never achieves balance, President Obama has once again failed the most basic requirement of fiscally responsible governance. Raising taxes by $1 trillion and adding $1 trillion in new spending is not the approach we need to overcome our national debt and create jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), who holds a Ph.D in British history, issued the following statement on the death of former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher