Press Releases
February 17, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole today voted for the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, a bipartisan plan that makes common sense reforms to prevent the misuse of class action lawsuits.
February 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for The Real ID Act that targets terrorist travel within the United States.
February 8, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the President's budget includes language that would reverse a recent IRS decision that would require recipients of storm shelter grants to pay taxes on the funds they received.
February 2, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole introduced legislation yesterday evening that will provide a tax credit for producing natural gas on-shore from a depth of more than 15,000 feet.
February 2, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole made the following statement after the State of the Union address, February 2, 2005.
January 27, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today he was a co-sponsor of two pieces of legislation 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
January 4, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Fourth District Congressman Tom Cole was appointed to a coveted seat on the powerful House Rules Committee last night by House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert.
January 4, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Chairman of the Armed Services Duncan Hunter make the following statement today after a meeting with Congressman Cole about his new committee assignment.
December 23, 2004
Washington, D.C. – "I was extremely upset to find in today's Daily Oklahoman a story concerning the Internal Revenue Service decision to tax the federal grant money individuals received to build tornado shelters."
Issues:Taxes
December 7, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted for legislation that will make extensive changes to our current intelligence operations to help keep our country safe and secure.