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November 13, 2013
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced four changes in the Chairmanships of Appropriations subcommittees for the 113th Congress.

November 12, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the heartbreaking loss of Dr. Perry Inhofe. The son of Senator James Inhofe (OK) and an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa, Dr. Inhofe was tragically killed on Sunday during a plane crash over Owasso.


November 8, 2013

Norman, OK - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Obama appeared on NBC News with Chuck Todd.

Issues:Healthcare

November 1, 2013
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK-04) today praised the U.S. Army for awarding BAE Systems a contract to begin the Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program.

October 30, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after former Congressman Ike Skelton (MO-04) passed away. During much of his 34-year career, Skelton served on the House Committee on Armed Services as Ranking Member (1998-2006) and Chairman (2007-2010) of the full committee.

October 25, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement to clarify his stance on pro-growth revenue as it relates to upcoming budget negotiations.

October 23, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2013.


October 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the passing of Congressman C.W. “Bill” Young (FL-13). Young served on the Appropriations Committee throughout most of his career, including as Chairman (1999-2005) and Ranking Member of the full committee and most recently as Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.


October 18, 2013
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he was appointed by Speaker John Boehner and Budget Chairman Paul Ryan to serve on a 29-person conference committee, comprised of seven House Members and 22 Senators.

October 17, 2013

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House voted for a resolution to fund the federal government through January 15, raise the debt ceiling through February 7 and appoint a conference committee to negotiate long-term budget reforms.