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February 19, 2018
There is no question Congress must put our fiscal house in order. The debate surrounding spending cuts and increases, fundamental budgetary reform, and raising revenue will only intensify in the face of an exploding debt.
Each February, the President submits a budget to Congress outlining spending proposals for the upcoming fiscal year.
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February 12, 2018
Congress has passed yet another continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government and avert a shutdown. The agreement secures funding to ensure the President's defense priorities can be met. It also ends a months-long impasse on spending priorities and provides for a path ahead to undo the damaging cuts that have hindered our armed forces and diminished our ability to meet security threats around the globe.
The bipartisan agreement passed last week includes a deal to bring total defense spending over two years to $700 billion and $716 billion, respectively.
February 9, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced today the names of 17 students who have been nominated from the Fourth District of Oklahoma for entry into one of America’s prestigious military academies.
February 6, 2018
After his first year in the White House, President Trump and his Administration have much of which to be proud. Their accomplishments have delivered actual results, and the country is continuing to reap the benefits of those changes. During his first State of the Union speech, the President reinforced those achievements – many of which will certainly be remembered as signature accomplishments of his Presidency.
February 5, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole released the following statement on the passing of his Chief of Staff, Sean Murphy.
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February 1, 2018
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January 30, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union speech.
January 30, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Department of Defense Appropriations funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2018.
January 29, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced his intention to retire at the end of the 115th Congress.
January 29, 2018
If you are an American taxpayer, you most likely have bills that need to be paid on a schedule, like an electric bill or a car payment. For many taxpayers, paying those bills might just get a little easier this year. The new tax code has already promised bigger paychecks for individuals and families, but the wave of its effects since passage into law is being realized across the nation from the corporate level to the individual taxpayer.