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Cole Statement on Funding Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown
September 30, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term continuing resolution that funds the government through December 11 and prevents a government shutdown.
Issues:Economy & Small BusinessLife
The Hill: GOP budget leader: Spending bill doesn't fund Planned Parenthood
September 30, 2015
News Stories

The Hill - Sarah Ferris

A top House Republican is asserting that the short-term government spending bill includes no funding for Planned Parenthood, a last-ditch effort to quell the conservative rebellion threatening the bill's fate.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessLife
Commentary in OK Economic Report: The case for entitlement reform
September 30, 2015
Weekly Columns

Oklahoma Economic Report - Congressman Tom Cole

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessSocial Security
PolitiFact: Is there Planned Parenthood funding in the bill that stops a government shutdown?
September 29, 2015
News Stories

PolitiFact - Lauren Carroll

Congress needs to pass a spending bill by Sept. 30, 2015, or there’ll be a government shutdown. Some members of Congress want to leverage this deadline to defund Planned Parenthood.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessLife
Keystone is not a distraction
September 29, 2015
Weekly Columns

After nearly five years of refusing to state her opinion on the construction of the Keystone pipeline, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally broke her silence by declaring her opposition.

Issues:Energy & Environment
Cole Statement on Speaker Boehner’s Retirement
September 25, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Speaker John Boehner announced that he will step down from Republican leadership and retire from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of October.
Pope Francis Welcomed at Historic Visit to Congress
September 24, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after Pope Francis addressed the United States Congress during a joint meeting. This is the first papal visit to Congress ever to occur in history.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Cole Responds to Clinton Opposition to Keystone
September 23, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) responded to Hillary Clinton’s public opposition to construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Issues:Energy & Environment
Being Prepared
September 22, 2015
Weekly Columns

September marks an annual nationwide effort to improve disaster and emergency preparedness. During National Preparedness Month led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), all Americans are encouraged to become aware of potential disaster scenarios and develop plans for responding.

Cole Supports Pro-Life Legislation
September 18, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the followed statement after he supported pro-life legislation on the House floor this week.
Issues:Life