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The 5G Frontier
September 3, 2019
Weekly Columns

While lawmakers debate numerous issues of significance, an important matter surrounding personal freedom and national security quietly looms in the background. America and our Western allies are locked in a modern-day space race with China and Russia to establish international norms for the revolutionary 5G wireless network.

Issues:Science and Technology
Oklahoma Researchers Leading the Way
August 28, 2019
Weekly Columns

Last week brought some significant news for Oklahoma that affirmed the tremendous talent and potential that exists in our state's medical and research communities.

Issues:HealthcareScience and Technology
Oklahoma Receives Two Grants for Graduate Medical Education
August 23, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services announced that Oklahoma has earned two grants from the Medical Student Education Program, totaling $9.25 million over four years.
Issues:Healthcare
Cole, Castro, Spanberger Introduce Bill to Include Early Child Education Jobs in Work-Study Programs
August 22, 2019
Press Release
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) introduced H.R. 4196 to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make jobs in early childhood education eligible as community service under the Federal Work-Study Program.
Issues:Education
Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat
August 21, 2019
Weekly Chats

Congressman Tom Cole announces up to $48 million in new grants
August 19, 2019
Press Release
Oklahoma City – Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined leaders from OMRF today to announce two major federal grants totaling as much as $48 million to OMRF. The National Institutes of Health awarded the grants, which will fund research on autoimmune diseases and human exposure to anthrax.
Issues:Healthcare
Time to Advance USMCA
August 14, 2019
Weekly Columns

The economic success that America has experienced lately is truly historic. Even with unemployment as low as 3.7 percent, Congress has an opportunity to further improve the nation's economy and create more jobs by advancing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would replace the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Issues:Economy & Small Business
Cole Statement on El Paso and Dayton Tragedies
August 9, 2019
Press Release
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) reacted to the shooting shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
We Stand with Israel
August 6, 2019
Weekly Columns
The United States has been a long-time friend and ally of the Jewish state of Israel. For decades, our country has rightly supported the nation of Israel as one of our greatest allies on the international stage.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Appeasement by Tim Bouverie square
Books I'm Reading: August 2019
August 5, 2019
Books I'm Reading
Appeasement (Tim Bouverie)