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May 18, 2016
The House passed legislation Wednesday that would designate $622.1 million in existing federal funding to combat the Zika virus, putting the chamber on a collision course with a Senate plan to borrow $1.1 billion to fight the virus.
Issues:Healthcare
May 18, 2016
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5243, the Zika Response Appropriations Act, to confront the Zika virus and prevent its spread. Cole is an original co-sponsor of the bill and a member of the House Committee on Appropriations.
Issues:Healthcare
May 18, 2016
Congressional Republicans are preparing legislative efforts to block the Obama administration’s overtime rule, including a possible rider on an upcoming appropriations bill.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
May 18, 2016
A leading Republican said Wednesday the House will ultimately approve just as much Zika virus funding – if not more – than the Senate, in an attempt to resolve the funding fight within the GOP.
Issues:Healthcare
May 18, 2016
The House began debating its defense bill on Tuesday as the White House threatened a veto over several provisions, including some written by Oklahoma lawmakers.
May 17, 2016
A split has emerged between House and Senate Republicans over whether women should have to register for the draft beginning in 2018. House Republicans on the influential Rules Committee stripped a provision from the defense bill that included the requirement. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, a member of the committee, was among those who voted to remove the provision.
May 16, 2016
Warfare has evolved again, and today, terrorism has become an intrinsic part of the world order. This type of conflict is ambiguous, spills across borders and is not subject to the lessons learned from history’s book on warfare. However, President Barack Obama has decidedly attempted to convince the American people otherwise, particularly in the War on Terror and in confronting ISIS.
May 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after a federal judge weighed in this week on House v. Burwell and ruled that the Obama Administration unlawfully used taxpayer dollars to fund portions of Obamacare.
Issues:Healthcare
May 13, 2016
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed 18 bills this week to address opioid abuse and addiction.
May 13, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) responded to the Obama Administration’s directive issued today requiring public schools to open access to bathrooms for transgender students.