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Cole Supports Bill to Defund President’s Executive Amnesty
January 14, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015.
Issues:Economy & Small Business
Keystone is Opportunity to Help American People
January 12, 2015
Weekly Columns

Despite claims that he wants to work with the new Congress and enact positive reforms for the American people, President Obama certainly isn’t starting off the year in a way that reflects such intentions.

Issues:Energy & Environment
New York Times: When Picking a Fight Can Also Be a Way to Start to Talk
January 12, 2015
News Stories

New York Times - Julie Hirschfeld Davis

Cole Statement on Vote to Approve Keystone Construction
January 9, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Passage of this legislation marks the 10th time that the House has voted to remove the presidential permit requirement that has prevented TransCanada from starting construction of the northern route of the pipeline.
Issues:Energy & Environment
Newsmax: Rep. Tom Cole: Raising Gas Tax Not the Way to Go
January 9, 2015
News Stories

Newsmax - John Blosser

Just when gas prices at the pump finally are headed downward, leave it to Congress to start eyeing an opportunity to raise more money for highway infrastructure improvements by, you guessed it, raising the gasoline tax.

Issues:Energy & Environment
Cole Supports the Save American Workers Act
January 8, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act. The legislation repeals the portion in Obamacare that defines 30 hours per week as full-time for employees and replaces it with the traditional American workweek of 40 hours. Cole is an original co-sponsor of the legislation.
Issues:Healthcare
Cole: “Why is the president involved in Keystone decision at all?”
January 7, 2015
Speech
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) discussed the president’s failure to approve construction of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline with Congressman Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) today during a Rules Committee meeting.
Issues:Energy & Environment
The Hill: Most diverse Congress in history poised to take power
January 5, 2015
News Stories

The Hill - Peter Sullivan

A wave of new lawmakers is arriving on Capitol Hill, with the most diverse Congress ever set to take power.

The Solutions Majority
January 5, 2015
Weekly Columns

This week, newly elected lawmakers as well as those returning to Congress will come together and be sworn in to represent the beliefs, values and viewpoints of every state across the nation. But with the start of this new Congress also comes a fresh majority that was decisively elected by the American people.

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Books I'm Reading: January 2015
January 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.