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April 29, 2020
Norman, OK – The office of Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced today that the annual Congressional Art Competition is still taking place, and art entries from high school students in the Fourth District will still be accepted through an extended deadline of May 22, 2020.

April 27, 2020
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of members in sending a letter to congressional leadership, urging inclusion of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act in the next COVID-19 relief package.

April 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, applauded the Small Business Administration’s announcement that all tribal entities are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program.

April 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation released the following statements after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) clarified this morning that publicly-owned rural hospitals will be eligible to receive Paycheck Protection Program loans and other financial assistance relief provided through the CARES Act.

April 23, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

April 23, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 935.

April 17, 2020
Norman, OK – Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation penned a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging that publicly trusted hospitals be made eligible for Paycheck Protection Program loans and other financial assistance programs.

April 17, 2020
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after funding was depleted this week for the Paycheck Protection Program.

April 17, 2020
Norman, OK – Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation joined to honor and remember the tragic loss of lives in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 19, 1995.

April 14, 2020
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced today that he will host a constituent telephone town hall on the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During Thursday’s telephone meeting, Cole will provide updates on the steps taken by the federal government, with a focus on the support delivered to small businesses.