Skip to main content
Representative Tom Cole logo

Media

Latest News

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:


May 10, 2010
Weekly Columns

The deepening financial crisis in Greece has officially gone global, sending stocks plummeting on Wall Street and around the world. Economists fear that neither the riot-inducing tax hikes and spending cuts nor the $146 billion in rescue funds from other European nations will be enough to prevent Greece from undergoing an economic collapse with worldwide repercussions.


May 10, 2010

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced today that Tyler Powell will be joining his staff as field representative in the Lawton region. Powell will be replacing Keri Dennis who has accepted a position with Triangle Insurance Company.


May 7, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) was honored Thursday as one of the most conservative members of Congress by the American Conservative Union (ACU).
ACU held ceremonies on Capitol Hill to present awards to those members of the United States House and Senate who earned high ratings on ACU's annual Ratings of Congress for the 111th Congress, First Session.


May 6, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined fellow House conservatives to launch the 10th Amendment Task Force. A project of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the Task Force will work to uphold constitutional principles that limit federal authority over states and individuals.


May 3, 2010
Weekly Columns

During the health care debate, House Speaker Pelosi famously declared Congress would have to pass ObamaCare before we could "find out what is in it." A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the effects of the law illustrates exactly why proponents wanted to keep the details quiet.