Press Releases
October 6, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole today voted for legislation that will improve rural access to physicians by giving foreign students studying and graduating in the U.S. the opportunity to practice medicine in the U.S. Access to Rural Physicians Improvement Act of 2004 (H.R. 4453) passed in the House today.
Issues:Healthcare
October 5, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole will have a staff available on Thursday, October 14th in Midwest City to help constituents with any casework they might have with a federal government office.
September 30, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for legislation that will establish a constitutional amendment that declares marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman.
September 28, 2004
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Tom Cole is a 2004 recipient of the Food Distribution Industry’s Thomas Jefferson Award, honoring his commitment to free enterprise.
September 28, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004 (H.R. 4066) that was introduced by Congressman Tom Cole.
Issues:Tribal Relations
September 24, 2004
Washington, D.C. – American Shareholders Association (ASA) awarded Representative Tom Cole with its annual Friend of the Shareholder award for siding with investors on important shareholder and economic issues in the 108th Congress.
September 24, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole today lauded the news that the unemployment rate in Oklahoma fell to 3.8 percent in August. This is the first time that the statewide rate has dropped below 4.0 percent since October 2001.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
September 23, 2004
Washington, D.C. – In order to protect the Pledge of Allegiance from Federal court rulings, Congressman Cole voted today for the Pledge Protection Act (H.R. 2028).
September 23, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for a comprehensive tax relief package that will ease tax obligations on America's families and businesses.
September 22, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for legislation that will fund the construction of a new terminal at the Duncan Industrial Park Airport.
Issues:Transportation