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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined Senator Jim Inhofe and members of Oklahoma’s delegation in the House in applauding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcements that two large highway projects in Oklahoma will receive significant grant funding.

It has been nearly a year and a half now since the inception of the coronavirus pandemic, which has taken millions of precious lives, disrupted communities, and caused unthinkable economic damage around the world. Indeed, for many years to come, every country on earth will grapple with both the successes and lessons learned throughout every stage of the response to and recovery from the public health emergency.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined in sending a letter to Republican leaders encouraging them to oppose any legislation that does not include provisions protecting the sanctity of life, such as the Hyde Amendment.

As the world continues to recover from the destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it is high time that answers regarding the mystery of its origin are uncovered and shared with the public. Most urgently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must answer for the theory that COVID-19 leaked from a lab that studied coronaviruses in Wuhan, China. Moreover, the CCP must be held accountable for the initial cover-up that allowed this virus to spread around the world and claim millions of lives.