Press Releases
November 24, 2014
Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced the resignation of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
November 20, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Barack Obama addressed the nation, announcing that he will grant executive amnesty to approximately 5 million illegal immigrants.
Issues:Immigration
November 20, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
November 14, 2014
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5682, To Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Issues:Energy & Environment
November 12, 2014
Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after it was announced that Dr. Suzan Harjo will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this month. A native of Oklahoma, Harjo is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and has long advocated for Native Americans, including as the Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians and currently as the President of the Morning Star Institute.
Issues:Tribal Relations
September 30, 2014
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Boeing announced the planned transfer of approximately 900 engineering and defense-related jobs to its Oklahoma City facility near Tinker Air Force Base. These jobs are related to the company’s restructuring of its Boeing Defense, Space & Security Unit and will include work on the KC-46A Tanker.
Issues:Veterans & Military Retirees
September 27, 2014
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to the tragic incident at Vaughan Foods in Moore, resulting in the brutal murder of one woman and serious stabbing injuries to another.
September 23, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s ordering of air strikes to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
September 17, 2014
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution for 2015. This legislation removes the threat of a government shutdown by providing funding through December 11, 2014; it also includes an amendment that approves the president’s request for authorization to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).