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May 19, 2026
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Since the founding of our great nation, men and women have selflessly chosen to serve our country as a part of the Armed Forces.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsVeterans & Military Retirees

May 15, 2026

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act:


May 12, 2026
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May 7, 2026

Oklahoma City, OK – Today, Representative Tom Cole (OK-04), along with Representatives Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Stephanie Bice (OK-05), joined Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) Bryan Bedford in touring the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center’s Air Traffic Control Training Academy. The tour, which included visits to the Tower Simulator System Lab and the En Route Automation Modernization Lab, provided an overview of controller training programs and technologies used to prepare the aviation workforce.


April 30, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |     CONTACTOlivia Porcaro 202-225-6165 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7147, which will now head to President Trump’s desk to end the Democrat-led Department of Homeland Security shutdown:


April 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, which reauthorizes, modernizes, and improves key Department of Agriculture programs through 2031:

Issues:Agriculture

April 27, 2026
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

In July of 2024, while President Trump was campaigning in Butler, Pennsylvania, a gunman fired at the President. As the bullet grazed his ear on live television, I, as well as most Americans, were left in a state of disbelief and shock. This attempted assassination was chilling. It was a horrific attack of democracy and was just simply un-American.