Press Releases
March 17, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted for legislation that would authorize the removal of cases in state court to the U.S. federal court to defend the rights of incapacitated persons under the U.S. Constitution or any U.S. law.
March 17, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted today for the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 95) that adequately funds our Nation's priorities while reigning in spending and reducing the federal deficit.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
March 15, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole made an amendment on the House floor today that would protect important Military Death Gratuity Benefits and Service Group Life Insurance benefits.
Issues:Veterans & Military Retirees
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole was able to secure $1 million for walkways in Midwest City in the Transportation Reauthorization bill that passed in the House today.
Issues:Transportation
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole was able to secure $2 million for improvements at I-35 Interchange at milepost one in Love County in the Transportation Reauthorization bill that passed in the House today.
Issues:Transportation
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole was able to secure $1 million for reconstruction of the I-44/Fort Sill Key Gate interchange in the Transportation Reauthorization bill that passed in the House today.
Issues:Transportation
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole was able to secure $3 million for the construction of a bypass grade separation in Duncan in the Transportation Reauthorization bill that passed in the House today. The Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3) now awaits action by the Senate.
Issues:Transportation
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole was able to secure $3 million for enhancements to Highway 19 from Ada to Stratford in the Transportation Reauthorization bill that passed in the House today.
Issues:Transportation
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole, who returned Monday from his fourth trip to Iraq, said he was much more optimistic about the situation in Iraq and the future of the Iraqi people then he was in previous trips to the country.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the Ways and Means Committee is asking House Leadership to schedule legislation on the floor next week that will clarify ambiguity in the tax code to ensure taxes will not be levied on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) grants used to build storm shelters.
Issues:Taxes