Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Obama announced that businesses would not be required to cover their workers under Obamacare for another year.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) commented on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld the president’s health care law. With full implementation less than six months away, the law will increase premium costs, lead to doctor shortage and create fewer jobs.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (VA-07) and Congresswomen Renee Ellmers (NC-02) and Susan Brooks (IN-05) on Tuesday to urge pediatric research.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to Tuesday’s announcement made by the United States Army. The announcement declared changes to the Army’s force structure that will impact numerous Army bases across the country, including Fort Sill in Lawton.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act (H.R. 2493) which would require 30 percent of new automobiles in 2016, 50 percent in 2017, and 50 percent in each subsequent year, to operate on nonpetroleum fuels in addition to or instead of petroleum based fuels. The bill also features original co-sponsors Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY-03), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13), Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) and Del. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam).

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House voted on H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House Committee on Appropriations released the fiscal year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill.