Press Releases
November 18, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he was one of 110 House members who sent a letter today urging President Barack Obama to halt admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq to the United States until the vetting and monitoring process is improved and strengthened in order to keep Americans safe from potential terrorist threats.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
November 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 511, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015. This legislation reaffirms the exemption of tribal governments from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), upholds tribal sovereignty and protects self-governance on tribal lands.
Issues:Tribal Relations
November 14, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to a series of tragic terrorist attacks across Paris.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
November 6, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced rejection of TransCanada’s request to build the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada first submitted its construction request to the U.S. State Department on September 19, 2008.
Issues:Energy & Environment
November 6, 2015
Washington, DC – A broad, bipartisan coalition of 35 House lawmakers called on Speaker Ryan today to schedule and debate an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) as quickly as possible following the recent announcement by President Obama of a deepening entanglement in Syria and Iraq.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
November 5, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize funding that maintains and improves the nation’s infrastructure, streamlines surface transportation programs, encourages innovation within the system and ensures the highest level of safety and efficiency. The legislation authorizes funding for six years.
Issues:Transportation
October 29, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Paul Ryan today after he was elected to serve as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
October 28, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. The legislation provides topline spending allocations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, invests in the nation’s military, reforms some entitlement spending and raises the debt ceiling until March 2017. The agreed upon increase to discretionary spending and debt ceiling increase is fully offset by reforms to entitlement programs.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
October 23, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) mourned the loss of Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, who was killed during a U.S.-Iraqi joint mission to free 70 hostages held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) in Iraq. Wheeler was from Roland, Oklahoma.
Issues:Veterans & Military Retirees
October 23, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) reacted to Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan’s announcement that he will run for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.