Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor today regarding H.R. 3962, new health care legislation introduced by House Democrats late last week.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) gave the following statement on the House floor regarding Congressman Wes Watkins. Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1713, a bill designing a post office in Bennington, Okla. as the "Wes Watkins Post Office."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor regarding H.R. 2454, the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor regarding the comments made by CIA Director Leon Panetta.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor last night opposing the emergency War Supplemental conference report.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) gave the following remarks on the House floor on 5/14/2009 regarding the FY 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor last night opposing the Majority's budget proposal.
"Mr. COLE: I thank the gentleman for yielding. And, Madam Chair, I rise to oppose this Democratic budget. As we have heard repeatedly tonight, it spends too much, it taxes too much, and it borrows too much.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor on 3/19/2009.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor while calling for serious procedural changes to H.R. 1, the proposed economic stimulus package.
"Mr. COLE: Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend and distinguished ranking member of the Rules Committee from California for yielding.
Madame Speaker, I rise today to speak to H.R. 2 and the State Children's Health Insurance Program in general. Like many of my colleagues, I have been supportive of the underlying legislation. However, the way in which the underlying legislation has been brought forward under a closed rule is unforgiveable.