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Bipartisan cooperation is often hard to come by in Washington, but some ideas are so bad that both Republicans and Democrats can agree to work together to oppose them. Such is the case with taxation of employee health benefits.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation today reacted to news that Tinker Air Force Base’s (AFB) Air Logistics Center (ALC) will become the new single head for Air Force sustainment and logistics.
While President Obama crisscrosses the country complaining that Congress is not doing enough to create jobs, House Republicans quietly passed our 17th job-related bill of the year. Members of the president's own party even joined us this time, providing bipartisan action on jobs -- in contrast to a White House that only contributes empty, divisive rhetoric.
In August, House Republicans announced our next major jobs initiative: a series of bills to roll back the Obama administration's radical, job-crushing regulations. After identifying ten of the most damaging regulations, we've set about modifying or repealing them one by one.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that he would be recalling all American troops from Iraq by the end of the year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement in response to the death of tribal official Elouise Cobell:
Details about the Justice Department's horribly botched gun-tracking program, dubbed "Fast and Furious," reveal government incompetence at best and misconduct at worst. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been investigating this troubling case for months -- often with little cooperation from Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department.
The failure of the Obama stimulus bill to keep unemployment below 9 percent demonstrates that the government is not effective at creating jobs. What the government can do is remove barriers to economic growth and create conditions favorable for employment. The long-delayed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama will do just that.