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Shutdown Won’t Defund Planned Parenthood
October 5, 2015
Weekly Columns

The release of a series of videos that have exposed the despicable backroom practices at Planned Parenthood and which documented disturbing conversations with some of its employees have caused Americans to question the federal funding the organization receives.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessLife
Cole Supports NDAA Conference Report
October 1, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after he supported the Conference Report for H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2016, on the House floor. The legislation authorizes funding for our nation’s military personnel, readiness and operations. It includes $515 billion in base spending for national defense and $89.2 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), reflecting the president’s total budget request of $604.2 billion. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 270-156.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs
Superpower
Books I'm Reading: October 2015
October 1, 2015
Books I'm Reading
Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World (Ian Bremmer) and Bullies of Wall Street (Sheila Bair)
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma votes are mixed on short-term spending bill averting government shutdown
October 1, 2015
News Stories

The Oklahoman - Chris Casteel

Congress averted a government shutdown Wednesday, approving a short-term spending bill just hours before the deadline with strong bipartisan support.

President Barack Obama signed the legislation, which will keep departments funded close to their current levels until Dec. 11, two weeks before Christmas.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessLife
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.