Media

During the month of August, I had the opportunity to have conversations with hundreds of individuals across the Fourth District through town hall meetings, local business visits and other informal meetings.

Tulsa World - Congressman Tom Cole

The Washington Post - Terry Atlas, Kathleen Hunter and Michael C. Bender

The U.S. Senate is putting off consideration of a resolution authorizing strikes against Syria to give President Barack Obama the “time and space” to pursue diplomacy with Russia, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.

National Journal - Billy House

With big deadlines and political hurdles looming over fights to keep the government funded and hike the nation’s borrowing limit, a meeting Thursday of the top four congressional leaders could set the tone for the autumn.

Defense News - John T. Bennett

The drums of war were replaced Thursday on Capitol Hill by a more familiar sound: House and Senate leaders bickering over federal spending.

Pryor Times - Patrick B. McGuigan

Oklahoma activists opposed to U.S. intervention in the Syrian civil war in recent days have intensified their campaign.

Led by two well-known and respected military veterans, a coalition has formed that is characterized as “tea party to socialist to anarchist.”

Tulsa World - Randy Krehbiel

Tom Cole watched the events of Sept. 11, 2001, unfold from an office across Lafayette Park from the White House. A television told him what was happening in New York. From a window, he could see troops deploying around and on the White House as jet fighters screeched through the sky. In the distance, smoke rose over the Pentagon.