Press Releases
Says "Taxpayer Payouts for Political Party Conventions and Presidential Elections Must Come to an End"
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) introduced two bills that seek to eliminate federal programs that currently use taxpayer dollars. Cole's first bill would terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. The second bill would prohibit the use of public funding for political party conventions.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) encouraged Oklahoma residents who sustained damages from April wildfires to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid. Affected citizens in the following Fourth District counties may be eligible for aid: Carter, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Murray, Oklahoma and Stephens.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement regarding the emergency War Supplemental. Despite the House and Senate previously passing clean versions of the bill, the final version - the conference report - has been unnecessarily loaded with $108 billion in aid for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Bill would Lower Energy Costs and Invest in New Energy Sources
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following statement today after becoming a co-sponsor of the American Energy Act.
Allow Local Workers Back on Job – Resume Negotiations
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation stressed their desire to allow locals to return to work at Vance Air Force Base and for CSC and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) to begin broader negotiations in earnest.
Bill Discourages Detainee Transfers, Strengthens States Rights, Enacts Strict Guidelines for Administration
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) signed onto the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act. This legislation is similar to the bill Cole introduced in February, H.R. 1012, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009. Both pieces of legislation were designed to discourage the transfer or release of terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay onto United States soil.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) announced today that he will be holding eight town hall meetings across the Fourth Congressional District in April. During these meetings, Representative Cole will meet with citizens to address their concerns. The meetings will be held in Ada, Ardmore, Midwest City, Marietta, Norman, Chickasha, Purcell and Lawton.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) gave the following statement regarding H. Con. Res. 85, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2010, which passed yesterday in the House.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement today regarding President Obama's call for a new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
"The situation in Afghanistan is fluid, so I welcome the new strategic direction that the administration announced this morning," Congressman Cole said. "Many skilled military advisors have recommended a troop level increase to our President, and I am pleased that he is heeding their advice."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) gave the following statement today, calling for President Obama to remove Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from his post.