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Inhofe, Cole Praise DOT Grant Awarded to Oklahoma Universities
September 26, 2013
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK-4) today congratulated University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and Langston University for being awarded a grant of approximately $2.5 million through the U.S.

Issues:Education
Cantor Fitzgerald to Provide Financial Assistance to Moore Tornado Victims
September 23, 2013
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Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Partners, Inc.

Issues:Science and Technology
Cole Votes for CR that Defunds Obamacare
September 20, 2013
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a continuing resolution that keeps the government running without funding Obamacare. The resolution passed the House by a vote of 230-189.
Issues:Healthcare
Cole Commends Work of Smithsonian Secretary Clough
September 18, 2013
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, issued the following statement after Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough announced his intention to retire in October 2014 after serving the Institution since July 2008.

Cole Remembers September 11 Tragedies
September 10, 2013
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) remembered the tragedy of September 11, when planes were hijacked twelve years ago by terrorists and crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and killed passengers on Flight 93 when it crashed in a field near Stoneycreek Township, Pennsylvania.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs
Cole Opposes Military Intervention in Syria
September 5, 2013
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Norman, OK - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement to express his opposition of any American military intervention in Syria.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs
Oklahoma Receives Generous HUD Disaster Relief Funding
August 30, 2013
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Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Oklahoma will receive nearly $37 million in disaster relief funding, including $26.3 million designated for recovery efforts in Moore.
HUD Provides Nearly $37 Million to Help Oklahomans Recover from Powerful Tornadoes
August 30, 2013
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $37 million in disaster recovery aid to the City of Moore, Oklahoma and to the State of Oklahoma to help local communities recover from a devastating spate of storms, including a powerful tornado that struck Moore on May 20th.
Issues:Science and Technology
Cole Statement on Chris Lane Murder
August 21, 2013
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Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement after the tragic murder of Chris Lane, an Australian student and baseball player at East Central University in Ada. Lane was randomly targeted and murdered by three teenagers last Friday in Duncan.
Landrieu, Cole Introduce Bill to Help Families Stay Safe during Tornadoes
August 1, 2013
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Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla. today introduced legislation that would help families use disaster loans to build tornado safe rooms. The Tornado Family Safety Act (H.R. 2908 / S.

Issues:Science and Technology