Press Releases
May 4, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole and Ethics Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) announced that at his own request Cole will not participate in any matter concerning House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) that may come before the House Ethics Committee.
May 4, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted today for the Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act (H.R. 366) which will help states and local communities strengthen vocational and technical educational opportunities for students.
Issues:Education
May 3, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole sent his congratulations to Tinker Air Force Base Pollution Prevention Team for receiving the Secretary of Defense 2004 Environmental Award.
April 29, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted this week for a resolution expressing the sense of the House that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights. H. Res. 22 passed overwhelmingly in the House.
Issues:Small Business
April 27, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted this week for a resolution expressing the sense of the House that American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of Rights. H. Res. 22 passed overwhelmingly in the House.
April 21, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted today for a bipartisan energy policy that will help decrease American's dependence on unstable foreign oil supplies and stimulate the national economy.
April 13, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole today voted today to once and for all end the death tax that punishes many family owned businesses and farmers in Oklahoma and across the nation.
Issues:Taxes
April 6, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole spoke on the House floor today in support of legislation to ease restrictions on federal housing money available to American Indian tribal governments.
Issues:Tribal Relations
April 4, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that all Oklahoma High School students are invited to attend Oklahoma Congressional Academy Day to learn about each military academy and the application process.
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.