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February 2, 2016
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after he voted to override the president’s veto of legislation to repeal Obamacare and withhold funds from abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
Issues:Healthcare

February 2, 2016
Washington, DC — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today released the following statements about Fort Sill’s announcement regarding the vital role Fort Sill will continue to play as the Army plans for its future force structure.

February 2, 2016
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The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel

Fort Sill, the U.S. Army artillery post in southwest Oklahoma, is expected to trim civilian jobs and some military positions but still have a net gain of more than 400 active-duty military personnel by the end of next year.

Top officials at the post said Tuesday they were developing restructuring plans but declined to address specifics about personnel changes.


February 2, 2016
Weekly Columns

After seven long years, the damaging consequences of President Obama’s liberal agenda and policies become even more glaring by the day. Instead of confronting the serious challenges that desperately needed his attention, leadership and willingness to work with the legislative branch after he took the oath of office, the president has chosen throughout the entirety of his administration to ignore some of the most pressing issues facing the American people.

Issues:Economy & Small Business

February 2, 2016
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The Oklahoman - Steve Gust

Oklahoma Christian University junior Aubree Hughes is all about the college experience.

The Tuttle native said she knew she wanted to be part of the OC community and has never regretted her decision. Her older brother Austin went to Oklahoma Christian and now works for the university.

"It's everything I'd hoped it would be and then some," she said.

Likewise, the private Christian college probably envisions turning out students like Hughes, 21.


February 2, 2016
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STAT - Dylan Scott

Congressional Republicans said on Tuesday that they’re open to boosting federal funding for cancer research, as the Obama administration proposed the day before. But they aren’t willing to simply rubberstamp the $755 million that the White House is asking for in the next fiscal year.

Issues:Science and TechnologyHealthcare

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February 1, 2016
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January 31, 2016
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For years, District Judge Lori Walkley has worked with others on a program helping veterans before their issues become legal problems. Cleveland County is running a kind of veterans court in the drug court with some help from grant money, but Walkley said it needs to be a stand-alone program.
Issues:Veterans & Military Retirees

January 30, 2016
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The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel

Rep. Tom Cole's grandmother loathed former President Andrew Jackson so much that she wouldn't even carry a $20 bill.

A Chickasaw like his grandmother, Cole said he also has "a very prejudiced view" of the man who served from 1829 to 1837.

In that time, Jackson ordered the removal of the Chickasaws and other Indian tribes from their longtime homes in southern U.S. states to Indian territory, what would later become Oklahoma. The forced relocation led to thousands of deaths along what came to be called the Trail of Tears.


January 27, 2016
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Lawton Constitution - Malinda Rust

Fourth District U.S. Rep. Tom Cole paid a visit to Lawton’s Eisenhower High School Tuesday morning, visiting with students he believes are destined for great things.

Cole met with senior Rafael Lopez, who recently received a congressional nomination and appointment to the U.S. Military Academy from Cole’s office, but he spent much of his time talking to a group of Eisenhower students who will, in essence, be representing him during the Capitol Hill Challenge for the next 14 weeks.