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Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case, Sebelius, Sec. of HHS v. Hobby Stores, Inc. The Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Hobby Lobby’s request to be excused from the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare that required business owners to cover contraceptives and abortifacients.

Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed three energy-related bills this week.

Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2015. The legislation passed by a vote of 340-73 and includes an amendment authored by Cole that addresses the Administration’s proposed cuts to the United States Air Force.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers and several other subcommittee chairs from the Appropriations Committee in sending a letter to President Barack Obama that opposes his handling of the surge of unaccompanied illegal minors crossing our borders. This population of individuals, usually from Central America, has grown from 6,000 in 2011 to 66,000 last year. By next year, this number is projected to climb as high as 150,000.

Washington, D.C. – Several senior members of Congressional Committees with jurisdiction over border and immigration issues today sent a joint letter to President Barack Obama, demanding immediate action from federal agencies on the immigration crisis at the Southwest border.