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Setting the Record Straight on TPA
June 8, 2015
Weekly Columns

For a while now, there have been thoughts, ideas, claims and all sorts of opinions floating around about Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and whether or not it’s a good thing for America.

University of Oklahoma to receive NASA EPSCoR grant
June 4, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) listed the University of Oklahoma in Norman as an award recipient of NASA’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to help further the agency’s mission.
Issues:Science and Technology
Cole Statement on Passage of CJS Appropriations Bill
June 3, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016. The legislation addresses federal programs and areas of government related to law enforcement, national security, scientific research and space exploration.
Issues:Science and Technology
Courts Prevent Obama’s Unilateral Action
June 1, 2015
Weekly Columns

As President Obama’s time left in office draws to a close, it’s clear that he’s grasping at any and all opportunities to leave a legacy. He has either refused to work with or negotiate with lawmakers in the present Congress or failed to encourage a previously split-party Congress to find compromise.

Issues:Immigration
2015 June3 LoRes
Books I'm Reading: June 2015
June 1, 2015
Books I'm Reading
As an eternal learner, I am constantly reading. I invite you each month to follow along with what I'm currently reading or check back quarterly for hand-picked selections of my favorites.
Ready to Withstand
May 25, 2015
Weekly Columns

Without question, Oklahomans are no strangers to severe weather and the terrible destruction that can result from it. Past experiences in distant and more recent times have served as sobering reminders that we must be ready at a moment’s notice to face tornadoes and other unpredictable weather patterns. In Oklahoma, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ that time will come.

Ryan Neal named OK-04 Winner of Congressional Art Contest
May 22, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated this year’s Fourth District winner of the Congressional Art Competition. Ryan Neal is the son of Sandy Travis and Charles Neal, art student of Melissa Mayo and a 2015 graduate of Duncan High School. His winning artwork, Detailed Metal, is a detailed drawing created with Prisma colors and inspired by the latest Transformers movie. It will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel to the U.S. Capitol for a year.
Cole Introduces Tornado Family Safety Act
May 20, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) introduced legislation this week that would help families rebuilding their homes after disasters. Currently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides homeowners, renters and personal-property owners with low-interest loans to help recover from a disaster. The Tornado Family Safety Act of 2015, introduced by Cole, clarifies that SBA disaster loans can be used by homeowners for construction of safe room shelters within rebuilt homes.
Cole on Congress with guest Rep. Steve Russell (OK-05)
May 20, 2015
Cole On Congress

Chairman Roskam Unveils Bill to Create an Obamacare Special Inspector General
May 19, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 2400, legislation to create a Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act (SIGMA). The bill is supported by all Majority members of the Oversight Subcommittee and all key oversight subcommittee chairs, as well as a wide array of prominent conservative advocacy organizations.
Issues:Healthcare