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October 28, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. The legislation provides topline spending allocations for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, invests in the nation’s military, reforms some entitlement spending and raises the debt ceiling until March 2017. The agreed upon increase to discretionary spending and debt ceiling increase is fully offset by reforms to entitlement programs.

October 28, 2015
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Washington Times - Stephen Dinan

Neither do nearly 200 members of the House of Representatives, who came to Congress in 2011 or later and have never served a day when they could slip pork-barrel projects into bills, siphoning taxpayers’ money to well-connected constituents back home in exchange for supporting bloated bills in Washington.


October 27, 2015
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Washington Post - Kelsey Snell

Congressional leaders worked late into the night on Tuesday to resolve last-minute issues with the bipartisan budget agreement reached between Congressional leaders and the White House, paving the way for the House to vote as early as Wednesday on the legislation.


October 26, 2015
Weekly Columns

More than three years after our nation learned about the tragedy at our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, there are still unanswered questions about what happened there and what could have prevented the murder of four Americans on the twelfth anniversary of September 11.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

October 23, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) mourned the loss of Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, who was killed during a U.S.-Iraqi joint mission to free 70 hostages held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) in Iraq. Wheeler was from Roland, Oklahoma.

October 23, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) reacted to Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan’s announcement that he will run for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

October 22, 2015
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after President Barack Obama vetoed the bipartisan Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) sent to his desk by both chambers of Congress. The legislation vetoed today was intended to authorize critical funding for our nation’s military personnel, readiness and operations, and it reflected the president’s total budget request for defense spending.

October 22, 2015
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Journal Record - Debbie Gann, Guest Columnist

Oklahoma’s representatives in Congress have a powerful opportunity Monday to stand up for jobs and economic development in Oklahoma by voting to support the Export-Import Bank.


October 19, 2015
Weekly Columns

The Department of Treasury and Office of Management and Budget recently reported that the annual federal deficit had declined to its lowest level in years. At first glance, this sounds like very good news, and predictably President Obama was quick to claim it as his victory.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessSocial Security

October 15, 2015
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Lawton Constitution - Mitch Meador