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June 23, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today issued the following statement after President Obama accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal as commander of forces in Afghanistan:


June 21, 2010
Weekly Columns

The White House budget director inadvertently made a very revealing statement recently when he admitted that it would be "fruitless" for the Obama administration to push for immediate spending cuts because such a request would "go nowhere" in the Democratic-controlled Congress.


June 14, 2010
Weekly Columns

Last week marked a sad milestone: 50 days since the explosion on British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon rig triggered the oil spill that is still gushing out of control. Sadly, almost two months into the disaster, precisely zero progress has been made in stopping the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.


June 7, 2010
Weekly Columns

Recent developments on the Korean peninsula provide a stark reminder that – even in the post-Cold War era – peaceful nations remain vulnerable to the threat of conventional military attack. An international investigation has confirmed that North Korea is responsible for an unprovoked torpedo strike that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors.


May 28, 2010
Weekly Columns

If the Democratic majority's latest stimulus legislation is good for the economy, why have the nation's leading job creators opposed it? The U.S.


May 28, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today congratulated Frederick resident Matthew Tyler on his acceptance to the Page Program in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cole nominated Tyler to serve as a congressional page for the summer session.


May 24, 2010
Weekly Columns

Arizona lawmakers are under fire for daring to attempt what the Obama administration has failed to do: enforce immigration laws. The state's new law simply grants law enforcement officials the authority to investigate the status of individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.


May 17, 2010
Weekly Columns

Last summer, House Democrats passed a "climate change" bill that, for all practical purpose, is nothing more than a national energy tax. I opposed the legislation because it was sure to result in increased utility costs for families and punishing taxes on the energy industry that would be particularly damaging for energy-producing states like Oklahoma.


May 13, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Economic Recovery Working Group launched YouCut, a first-of-its kind initiative designed to give taxpayers an opportunity to vote on spending cuts they would most like to see Congress enact.


May 11, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today released the following statement after touring storm-damaged areas in Cleveland and Oklahoma counties: