Press Releases
December 20, 2019
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chairs Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) led a group of bipartisan congressional leaders calling for the passage of the bipartisan House version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Issues:Tribal Relations
December 19, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with strong bipartisan support.
December 18, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Cole opposed both articles.
December 13, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, a group of 25 senators and 52 representatives filed an amicus brief in federal court making the case for the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
Issues:Tribal Relations
December 12, 2019
Washington D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he opposed H.R. 3, a partisan piece of legislation proposed by Speaker Pelosi to lower drug prices at the expense of innovation.
Issues:Healthcare
December 11, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020.
December 10, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the followed statement after House Democrats announced their two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
December 10, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after it was announced that President Donald Trump and Congress reached official agreement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
December 9, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of Congress, and advocates celebrated the passage of the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill to safeguard and revitalize Native American languages.
Issues:Tribal Relations
December 5, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Denny Heck, Scott Tipton, Deb Haaland, Tom Cole, Ben Ray Luján, Don Young, Tulsi Gabbard and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) through 2024.
Issues:Tribal Relations