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Without question, your friends, family and anyone that surrounds you on a consistent basis will shape and influence your decisions and how you will be viewed by the rest of the world. History has proven over and over again that the character, ideology and decisions displayed in your inner circle provide a usually-accurate assessment of who you are. That reality is no less true for President Obama’s choice of advisers.
Bloomberg - June 7, 2013
Congress’s longest-serving member arrived at the House of Representatives when Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House, “The Honeymooners” was a top-rated television show, youngsters wore coonskin caps and their older siblings danced to “Rock Around the Clock.”
As of today, Michigan Democrat John Dingell, 86, has served in Congress for 57 years, five months and 26 days -- exceeding by one day the record set by the late West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, a Democrat, who died in office in 2010.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Committee on House Administration held markups on H.R. 94 and H.R. 95. Both pieces of legislation were authored by Cole to do away with taxpayer subsidization of presidential nominating conventions and eliminate the outdated system of the public financing of elections and presidential nominating conventions.
The first and arguably most foundational amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” As a result of these wise words penned and adopted by our forefathers more than 220 years ago, regardless of religious or political beliefs, the framework was established to protect one’s right to hold and exercise their personal beliefs.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Congressmen Frank Lucas (R-Okla.-3), Tom Cole (R-Okla.-4), James Lankford (R-Okla.-5), Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.-1) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.-2) today praised the decision from the Air Force to invoke Alternate Safe Haven Authorities which would except Tinker Air Force Base civilian personnel from furloughs whose homes were destroyed or declared uninhabitable as a result of the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.
Indian Country Today - Brian Daffron
Many tribes honor those who have contributed heart and soul to their people, and the Chickasaw Nation is no exception. This year, the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame inducted five new members May 7 at the Riverwind Showplace Theater in Norman, Oklahoma.
Recipients include Betty Ruth Kemp of Norman; Colbert Latimer “Bud” Baker of Marco Island, Florida; Gene “Nashoba” Thompson of Austin, Texas; and two posthumous inductions, Thomas Benjamin Thompson Sr. and Benson Pikey.
NPR - Tamara Keith
When Congress voted on federal relief for the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey earlier this year, five of the seven Oklahoma representatives and senators voted no. Rep. Tom Cole, one of the two who voted yes, warned that someday Oklahoma would be asking for help — and that day came last week after a massive tornado.
The storm ripped through the city of Moore, in Cole's home district, killing 24 people and destroying thousands of homes.
Ada News - Eric Swanson
Environmental Protection Agency officials have assured U.S. Rep. Tom Cole that Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center will have a new permanent director by September, Cole said Thursday.
Cole said Congress should not get involved in personnel issues at the EPA, but lawmakers have a forum for seeking information from agency officials. He added that he recently discussed the situation at Kerr Lab with officials who pledged to fill the director’s job this fall.