Press Releases
September 24, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Pope Francis addressed the United States Congress during a joint meeting. This is the first papal visit to Congress ever to occur in history.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
September 23, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) responded to Hillary Clinton’s public opposition to construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Issues:Energy & Environment
September 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the followed statement after he supported pro-life legislation on the House floor this week.
Issues:Life
September 11, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) remembered the tragedy of September 11, when planes were hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and in a field near Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania.
September 11, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week to oppose and request further information on the nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama Administration and P5+1 with Iran.
August 24, 2015
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the tragic death of Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello.
August 20, 2015
Ada, OK – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, the Chickasaw Nation, and Congressman Tom Cole today announced a first-ever federal grant to support a new Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program. The goal of this program is to improve school readiness, ensuring children are on the pathway to academic success.
Issues:Tribal Relations
July 23, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), co-chairs of the Native American Congressional Caucus, this week introduced H.R. 3137, to reaffirm the trust status of tribal trust lands. The legislation ensures that existing tribal lands will continue to be held in trust by the federal government and removes the uncertainty and ambiguities inherent within the Carcieri v. Salazar opinion.
Issues:Tribal Relations
July 16, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement online in response to a group of protesters yesterday in Oklahoma waving Confederate flags during President Obama’s visit to the state.
July 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 208, the Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015. The legislation included as a provision the same language as Cole’s previously introduced Tornado Family Safety Act.