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December 23, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2617, the fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package.

December 22, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after learning of the passing of former Oklahoma Department of Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley.

December 8, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that reflects the bipartisan, bicameral agreement reached on the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023.

December 2, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the names of high school students from the Fourth District of Oklahoma that he has nominated for potential appointment to one of America’s military academies.

November 17, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01) after he was elected Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) after she was elected to serve on the Elected Leadership Committee on behalf of her sophomore class.

November 16, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after participating in an original jurisdiction hearing in the committee today exploring the legal and procedural factors related to seating a Cherokee Nation Delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

October 28, 2022
Moore, OK — Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement in response to the violence committed today against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul.

October 3, 2022
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the passing of former Congressman Billy “Bill” Kent Brewster, who represented what was then Oklahoma’s 3rd Congressional District from 1991 until 1997.

September 30, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December. Cole opposed the legislation.


September 29, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the passing of former Oklahoma State Senator Kay Dudley.