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May 23, 2014
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Throughout our more than 237-year history, countless men and women have selflessly answered the call of duty to preserve liberty by serving in our military. Now each day we wake up in a country with freedoms that are coveted, studied and admired across the world.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs

May 22, 2014
Washington, DC – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015. Before reaching the House floor, this legislation was passed out of the House Armed Services Committee on May 8 by a unanimous vote.

May 21, 2014
News Stories

Norman Transcript - Joy Hampton

One year after an EF-5 tornado devastated a core area of Moore that included the Moore Medical Center, the community gathered on the site of the former hospital to reflect and remember those who were lost.

Issues:Science and Technology

May 20, 2014
News Stories

Federal News Radio - Jack Moore

A proposed amendment to the House version of the annual bill setting policy for the Defense Department would preemptively protect DoD employees paid through working-capital funds from potential furloughs.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs

May 19, 2014
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced an amendment to prevent furloughs for federal Department of Defense employees paid through working capital funds. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would ensure that thousands of workers across the country would not face unpaid leave days due to furloughs as a result of across-the-board budget cuts.

May 19, 2014
Weekly Columns

As we look back on the tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma last May, we still mourn the precious lives taken, neighborhoods destroyed and communities shaken. Despite a heartbreaking tragedy, especially for those living in my hometown of Moore, Oklahomans proved their resilience and the rest of the nation supported us every step of the way.

Issues:Science and Technology

May 19, 2014
News Stories

Pauls Valley Daily Democrat - Barry Porterfield

A few dozen of Pauls Valley’s band members are about to get very patriotic with a special trip that hits the road in just a few days.

Their destination is the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C.


May 16, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) joined Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32), Senator John Cornyn (TX) and several other colleagues in signing an amicus brief in support of Hotze v. Sebelius. While numerous lawsuits have been filed against the Affordable Care Act, this litigation brought forth last May questions the constitutionality of the law according to the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment and the Origination Clause.
Issues:Healthcare

May 16, 2014
Washington, DC — The American Red Cross today released a progress report on its work to help people and communities in Oklahoma rebuild and recover since a series of deadly tornadoes hit the state last May.

May 14, 2014
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated this year’s winner of the Congressional Art Competition from the Fourth District of Oklahoma. Aamina Yousaf, who has studied art for three years, is a sophomore student at Plainview High School in Ardmore. She is the daughter of Muhammed Yousaf and Azra Perveen, and her art teacher is Brenda Fisher.