Press Releases
May 18, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on two pieces of legislation concerning the nationwide baby formula shortage. This included passage of H.R. 7790, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, which Cole opposed, and H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act, which he supported.
May 10, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 29, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week released findings that America’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
April 28, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he voted in favor of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with bipartisan support.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 23, 2022
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to the passing of Linda Nickles, wife of former Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles.
April 22, 2022
Moore, OK – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, became the longest serving Native American in the U.S. House of Representatives. The previous record was also held by an Oklahoman and member of the Chickasaw Nation, former Congressman Charles David Carter, who served in the House for a total of 7,048 days.
April 19, 2022
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement on the 27th anniversary of the tragic bombing that occurred at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
April 7, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Dr. Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless announced that he will step down as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on April 29.
Issues:Healthcare
April 6, 2022
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced he will host a telephone town hall later this month for Fourth District constituents.
March 31, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), member of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), released the following statement after President Joe Biden's announced decision to release up to 180 million barrels of oil over the next several months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), amounting to approximately one million barrels per day, in an attempt to lower gas prices.
Issues:Energy & Environment