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A Unifying Tradition
November 25, 2019
Weekly Columns

Each year in the United States of America, we observe the special tradition of coming together around a table of food to reflect on our blessings. Especially during a time of great division and polarization, it is important for Americans to join in collective gratitude this year.

Cole Statement on Vance AFB Training Accident
November 21, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement after learning of today’s training accident at Vance Air Force Base in Enid.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs
Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat
November 21, 2019
Weekly Chats

Mid-America Christian University Awarded Rural Development Grant
November 20, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Mid-America Christian University (MACU) after it was announced that MACU will be awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program.
Issues:Education
DeLauro, Blunt, Cole, Murray Question DOL on Misuse of Apprenticeship Grant Funding
November 20, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia regarding DOL's acknowledgment that more than one million dollars in funding for the Apprenticeship Grants program had been inappropriately obligated.
Cole: “One of the most fundamental roles of Congress”
November 19, 2019
Speech
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made remarks during consideration of the rule for a short-term measure to keep the government funded until December 20, 2019. Cole supported the underlying continue resolution.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
Cole, Haaland and Young Introduce Legislation to Restore Buffalo Populations on Tribal Lands
November 19, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and Congressman Don Young (AK-AL) introduced the Indian Buffalo Management Act of 2019.
Issues:Tribal Relations
Still Striving to #ENDALZ
November 18, 2019
Weekly Columns

First designated as National Alzheimer's Awareness Month in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan, November draws attention to the widespread impact of this mysterious disease. Like many others across the nation, my family knows all too well the heartbreaking decline that takes place in those suffering with Alzheimer's. During the last several years of my father's life, my family watched helplessly and with heavy hearts as a lifetime of memories disappeared for him through the various stages of the disease.

Issues:Healthcare
Cole Statement on Tragic Incident in Duncan
November 18, 2019
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after it was reported that a deadly shooting occurred today at a Wal-Mart store in Duncan, Oklahoma.
Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat
November 15, 2019
Weekly Chats