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Saying Thanks to Our Military
May 9, 2016
Weekly Columns

Throughout the history of the American military, millions of men and women have volunteered to serve a cause greater than themselves, and their families have offered a similar sacrifice to support them.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsVeterans & Military Retirees
Cole Responds to FDA Expanding Regulatory Authority on Tobacco Products
May 5, 2016
Press Release
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced expanded authority over all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, pipe tobacco, hookah and cigars.
The Exception, Not the Oklahoma Rule
May 2, 2016
Weekly Columns

Community health centers are typically held in high regard and enjoy widespread, bipartisan support in Congress. So last week’s revelation that three such facilities in New York had allowed AmeriCorps volunteers to assist in abortion procedures was especially disturbing.

Issues:Life
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Books I'm Reading: May 2016
May 1, 2016
Books I'm Reading
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
WORLD Magazine: AmeriCorps admits staff in NYC worked as ‘abortion doulas’
April 29, 2016
News Stories
AmeriCorps admitted this week that six of its members violated the federal prohibition against using taxpayer funds for abortion by acting as “abortion doulas” for women undergoing the procedure at three centers in New York City.
Issues:Life
The Oklahoman: U.S. Rep. Cole wants funding cut off to health center group over abortion claims
April 26, 2016
News Stories
Rep. Tom Cole said Tuesday that federal grant money should be shut off to a national organization of community health centers for allowing members of an associated group to assist with abortions.
Issues:Life
Conservative Review: House Subcommittee Chair Calls for Investigation Into AmeriCorps “Abortion Doulas”
April 26, 2016
News Stories
A House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman is calling for an investigation into government funded community health centers, following a report that some had been training AmeriCorps volunteers to act as “doulas,” or women trained to assist other women through childbirth, during abortion procedures.
Issues:Life
The Hill: Top Republican calls for probe into abortion services at community health centers
April 26, 2016
News Stories
A top member of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday called for a major investigation into government-funded community health centers after several clinics were found in violation of federal rules on abortion.
Issues:Life
Cole Calls on CNCS CEO to Terminate HealthCorps Grant Funding
April 26, 2016
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, sent a letter to Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), in response to troubling findings related to an investigation by the CNCS Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Issues:Life
Putin on the Prowl
April 25, 2016
Weekly Columns

The world has rightfully taken notice of Russia’s role in the violence that is visibly escalating in the Middle East at the hands of ISIS. However, that unrest is not the only cause for international concern. More than two years after Russia forcibly annexed Crimea, it maintains a violent and aggressive presence in East Ukraine.

Issues:Foreign Affairs