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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) today strongly opposed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. This legislation imposes additional federal penalties for having prohibited thoughts, and would eliminate any concept of "equal justice" under the law, dividing Americans into different classes of people subject to different protections under the law.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) voted last night in favor of H.R. 1592, the Improving Head Start Act. This bill will reform and strengthen the Head Start early childhood program. The program provides comprehensive early childhood services to low-income preschool children and their families.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Tom Cole, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and the only enrolled tribal member in the Congress, today co-sponsored the Tribal Government Equality Act of 2007. Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) is the primary sponsor. This bill corrects a provision in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) and ensures that federal benefits laws treat tribal governments in the same way as other governments.

Calls on Majority to Produce a Clean and Timely Emergency Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today voted to sustain the President's veto of the Majority's Emergency Supplemental Bill which mandates a rigid and artificial deadline for troop withdrawal from Iraq.

Cole opposes Majority's Emergency Spending Bill that sets benchmarks for withdrawal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, last night strongly opposed the House Majority's Iraq Supplemental Appropriations Bill. While the supplemental the House passed on March 23 called for a redeployment of our troops to begin no later than next March, this version of the bill calls for troop withdrawal to be mostly completed by that time.

Cole has strong voting record on critical American business issues

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) has been awarded the "Spirit of Enterprise" award by the United States Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to Congressman Cole for his strong record on critical business issues in the second session of the 109th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) today supported passage of H.R. 1676, the Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007. This legislation, which passed the House today, reauthorizes the Section 184 loan guarantee program administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through fiscal year 2012. The bill provides loan guarantees to private-sector lenders who make mortgage loans to eligible borrowers for homes located in Native American Communities.

Bill Includes Vital Lake Texoma Legislation
Cole Attempts to Eliminate Waurika Lake Master Conserancy District Debt Obligation

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) last night voted in favor of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA). Included in the bill was legislation introduced by Cole and Congresswoman Mary Fallin earlier in the year that would transfer 227 acres of shoreline on Lake Texoma from the federal government to the state of Oklahoma.