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June 20, 2011
Weekly Columns

Last week marked exactly one year since President Obama declared the summer of 2010 to be "Recovery Summer" -- the season, so we were told, when his $787 billion "stimulus" plan would finally start creating jobs.


June 13, 2011
Weekly Columns

It has been almost three months since President Obama sent U.S. forces to Libya -- without bothering to seek authorization from Congress. This action violates both the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution -- both of which clearly identify Congress as the sole governmental body with the responsibility to declare war and raise and support the armed forces. With U.S.


June 6, 2011
Weekly Columns

Since 1985, Congress has voted 27 times to increase the debt limit -- often with little fanfare. The debt ceiling has already been raised three times and by almost $3 trillion just since President Obama took office.


June 3, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the voting in favor of H.Res. 292, which requires President Obama to seek congressional authorization for military operations in Libya and to specify a process for withdrawal. Cole also voted in favor of H.Con.Res. 51, a resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Libya within 15 days.


June 2, 2011
Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor in support of his amendment to prevent any funds from being used by federal agencies to enforce a proposed executive order requiring that companies applying for federal contracts disclose political contributions. Cole's amendment was considered in conjunction with H.R.


May 31, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the voting against H.R. 1954 - a bill to implement the president's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.


May 31, 2011
Weekly Columns

The Obama administration floated a draft Executive Order in April that would require federal agencies to collect information about the campaign contributions and other political expenditures of any company applying for a federal contract. At first glance, this may seem like an acceptable method to promote transparency in the federal contracting process.


May 31, 2011
Cole On Congress


Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. John Sullivan (OK-01) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (May 2011)


May 26, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole, along with Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, and Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves today introduced legislation that would prohibit federal agencies from collecting or using information relating to campaign contributions and other political expenditures by potential contractors in the federal procurement process.


May 26, 2011
Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor in support of his amendment to prohibit federal agencies from imposing a requirement that companies applying for federal contracts disclose political contributions. Cole's amendment was considered in conjunction with H.R. 1540, the “National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.”