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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013. The bill will fund the government through the end of the fiscal year in September, replacing the temporary funding measure that expires March 26.
The rate of domestic violence and sexual assault for Native American women has reached epidemic proportions due in large part to a stunning legal loophole that severely limits tribal ability to prosecute these crimes. Until recently, non-Indians accused of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes against tribal members could only be prosecuted by the federal government and some states – not by the local tribal courts.
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (June 2013)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the House passed S. 47, the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation recognizes the jurisdiction of tribal courts over non-Indian offenders arrested for committing domestic violence or assault against women. Under current law, non-Indians accused of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes against tribal members can only be prosecuted by the federal government and some states, but the U.S. Attorneys and District Attorneys do not have the time or resources to dedicate to these cases.
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (February 2013)
It's not hard to find examples of wasteful government spending. The IRS has its own television studio that costs taxpayers $4 million per year to operate. The National Science Foundation paid seniors $1.2 million to play video games for a study. Just last year, the government shelled out an estimated $115 billion in payments to ineligible individuals. Not to mention the 90 different green energy programs across 11 different federal agencies that are eating up government resources, according to the Washington Post.
President Obama's State of the Union address was even more disappointing than his inauguration speech. Once again, the president disregarded the gravity of our economic challenges and outlined an old-school liberal agenda that is utterly out of step with our problems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:
"President Obama's assessment of the state of our union fails to appreciate the gravity of our economic challenges.
It's officially budget season in Washington -- the period from January to April when the president, House and Senate are all legally required to produce a budget plan to establish spending priorities for the coming year and beyond. As it has for four of the past five years, the process formally commenced with President Obama failing to submit his budget blueprint by the statutory deadline.