Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Tom Cole is pleased to announce Hillary Shipley of Elmore City as the winner of the Twenty-Fifth Congressional High School Art Competition and National Exhibition, "An Artistic Discovery." The artwork, entitled "Grandma's House," was chosen from many pieces submitted by young artists from Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District.
"I'm so proud to have such talented and dedicated students in Oklahoma," said Congressman Tom Cole. "Hillary is clearly blessed with the gift of artistic creativity. I am happy to showcase her artwork in the Capitol."
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Tom Cole voted today for a budget resolution that nearly freezes non-security discretionary spending and provides for a savings of $6.8 billion in mandatory spending over five years. The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2007 (H. Con. Res. 376) passed in the House today, 218-210.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole made the following statement this evening after the President's address to the nation:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Tom Cole today congratulated Jonathan Bubier on his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cole nominated Bubier to the Air Force Academy entering class of 2006.
"I am pleased that Jonathan Bubier will have the opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy. This is truly a great honor. His commendable decision to attend an academy will make his family and state very proud," Congressman Cole said.
Jonathan Bubier is the son of Scott and Dolores Bubier of Oklahoma City.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for the FY07 Defense Authorization bill (H.R. 5122) that will ensure our servicemen and women have every tool they need to fight and win the War on Terror. This legislation also gives funding authorization for key Oklahoma projects associated with Tinker Air Force Base and Fort Sill in Lawton.
WASHINGTON –On the heels of thirty one consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth, Congressman Cole voted today to avert tax hikes on the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), capital gain dividends and the extension of increased small business expensing. The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 will prevent a tax increase on small business owners, seniors and married couples.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the House Armed Services Committee authorized $5.7 million for an electrical substation at Tinker Air Force Base during the full committee mark-up of the FY07 Defense Authorization Bill. During this mark-up, the committee also approved language offered by Congressman Cole to require at least six percent of the total revenue from public depots to be reinvested into a working capitol fund for modernization efforts.
WASHINGTON – Recognizing the increased necessity to carefully monitor the goods and cargo passing through our country’s ports of entry, Congressman Tom Cole voted today for the Security and Accountability for Every Port (SAFE) Act. This bipartisan bill will strengthen security at our nation’s major ports and help prevent terrorists from harming our country.
Washington, D.C.--Congressman Cole voted for two pieces of legislation today that will help reign in rising energy prices. The Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act passed with bi-partisan support in the House today. The Federal Energy Price Protection Act gained a majority of the vote but failed to garner a two-third majority that is necessary to pass legislation under an expedited process known as suspension of the rules.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (H.R. 4975), the most comprehensive lobbying reform bill passed in over a decade. This legislation has already passed in the Senate and will now go to a conference committee between the House and the Senate.