Congressman Tom Cole

Representing the 4th District of Oklahoma

Speeches

Cole Supports Hearth Act's Tribal Economic Development Reforms

May 21, 2012 Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor in support of HR 205, the Hearth Act

Issues:

Economy, Tribal Relations

Cole Calls for Passage of Budget

March 28, 2012 Speech

I rise to support the Ryan budget. I do so with a great deal of pride. It's the only serious plan either party has put forward that deals with the looming debt crisis we face. It cuts $5.3 trillion dollars over the next decade. It reforms Medicare and Medicaid -- something everybody in this House knows needs to happen. It lays out the blueprint for tax reform.

GOP Budget Prevents Dangerous Cuts to Defense

March 21, 2012 Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) delivered remarks during a markup in the House Budget Committee.

Cole Urges Support for Baseline Budget Reform

February 2, 2012 Speech

This legislation makes really significant reforms in the way the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) decides baseline calculations. The CBO automatically budgets for inflation and discretionary spending. This process runs completely counter to what every American does with their own budget.

Cole Urges Passage of Responsible Budget Plan

December 16, 2011 Speech

This bill spends less --$70 billion less-- than the president requested and $6 billion less than we spent last year, the second year in a row we have actually cut discretionary funding.

Cole Calls for End to Taxpayer Funding for Presidential Candidates

December 2, 2011 Speech

The legislation before us actually does three important things. First, it eliminates an antiquated, outdated system of public financing. Second, it terminates an obsolete commission, and finally, and not incidentally, it actually saves money -- something we talk a lot about around here but seldom actually do.

Cole Discusses 2012 Appropriations Legislation

November 17, 2011 Speech

There are certainly members on this floor that are a lot more knowledgeable about this particular piece of legislation than I am. I don't serve on any of the relevant subcommittees on Appropriations, and so they're going to talk about it in more depth and detail than I ever could. But I tell you what -- and I certainly would be the first to say -- that we did not have a perfect process.