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April 29, 2013
Weekly Columns

Time is a precious commodity. Last week, you might have been one of many airline travelers who lost unnecessary time due to flight delays and cancellations resulting from staffing reductions within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Issues:Economy & Small Business

April 28, 2013
News Stories

Tulsa World - Wayne Greene

T.W. Shannon, speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and a fast-rising star in national conservative politics, has a special name for the off-white couch in his state Capitol office.

“The Truth Sofa.”


April 25, 2013

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) and Tom Cole (R–Okla.) introduced a bill today that prioritizes pediatric research for children with special needs.


April 25, 2013
News Stories
Oklahoma lawmakers criticized the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday for furloughing air traffic controllers and said other actions could have been taken to save money under mandated budget cuts.
Issues:Transportation

April 22, 2013
Weekly Columns

Tax day and the stress that comes along with it has come and gone at last. The annual drill of gathering all those necessary income documents, navigating complicated instructions, completing numerous tax forms and finally filing our taxes is over—at least for now.


April 19, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) remembered the tragedy of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.


April 16, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Mary Anne Morgan after she was crowned the 65th U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen last Friday. Morgan, who serves as Staff Assistant for the Congressman’s Washington office, is the first Oklahoman Cherry Blossom Princess to be named queen.


April 16, 2013
Washington, D.C.– Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced an addition to his DC staff with the recent hiring of Sarah Corley as Communications Director. Corley replaces long time Cole Communications Director Jocelyn Rogers.

April 15, 2013
News Stories

Bloomberg - Kathleen Hunter & Roxana Tiron

Movement on gun control and immigration in the U.S. Senate obscures an inevitable roadblock to either measure: a resistant Republican-run House.

Issues:Second AmendmentImmigration

April 12, 2013
Weekly Columns

Two months late and $8.2 trillion short, President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget blueprint finally arrived on Capitol Hill. While the unveiling of the White House budget is usually the first event of the yearly budget season, its arrival well after passage of the House Republican budget makes the contrast between the two plans even more dramatic.

Issues:Economy & Small Business