Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for H.R. 5970, The Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006. This legislation includes extensions of certain business taxes, including extensions of tax provisions known as 45A and 168j that are extremely important to Oklahoma businesses. It also includes permanent estate tax relief and an increase in the minimum wage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Tom Cole will be leading a group of members to Iraq this weekend to meet with foreign leaders about the progress being made in Iraq and to meet with troops stationed in Baghdad. This will be Congressman Cole's sixth trip to the region in less than four years.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted yesterday evening for the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 4) which passed in the House. This legislation addresses the problem of under-funded pension plans and takes a balanced approach to comprehensively reforming outdated pension laws.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole voted yesterday in favor of the Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J. Res. 88). A majority of the House (236-187) voted for the legislation, but the amendment failed to garner the two-thirds required for a constitutional amendment.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for the Pledge Protection Act (H.R. 2389/S. 1046) that protects our Pledge of Allegiance from radical judges and liberal lawyers who question the constitutionality of the phrase “under God.”

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole released the following statement after voting against overruling the presidential veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (H.R. 810). The vote to override the veto on H.R. 810 failed to garner the two-third majority necessary to pass in the House.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole will be calling households in Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District this week to hold a live conference call about issues being debated in Congress. This tele-town hall meeting will give constituents, who may not be able to attend a town hall meeting in person, the opportunity to voice any opinions or concerns to Congressman Cole over the phone.

Washington, D.C. --In preparation for the celebration of America’s independence on the 4th of July, Representative Tom Cole supported the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act (H.R. 42) that passed by a voice vote today in the House. This legislation would ensure the right of an individual to display the flag of the United States on residential property.