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WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor last night opposing the emergency War Supplemental conference report.
Bill would Lower Energy Costs and Invest in New Energy Sources
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following statement today after becoming a co-sponsor of the American Energy Act.
Allow Local Workers Back on Job – Resume Negotiations
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation stressed their desire to allow locals to return to work at Vance Air Force Base and for CSC and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) to begin broader negotiations in earnest.
This week Congress is gearing up to consider a troop funding bill. This legislation, an emergency War Supplemental, will provide the resources needed by the men and women serving in the Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. But members of House leadership have taken the military funding bill and piled on an additional $108 billion for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). I believe that if Congressional liberals want to spend $108 billion on a global bailout, they ought to put it up for a vote independently.
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Trent Franks (AZ-08) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (May 2009)
Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) hosts his monthly program "Cole on Congress" and visits with Rep. Gresham Barrett (SC-03) to provide an analysis on the issues facing our nation. (May 2009)
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) gave the following remarks on the House floor on 5/14/2009 regarding the FY 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations bill.
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this supplemental and, frankly, I want to congratulate the majority on the legislation. I'm particularly pleased with the military portion that was worked out in negotiations between Mr. Murtha and Mr. Young. The extra dollars that were provided beyond what the Administration requested, I think were wise expenditures."
Most Americans agree that our country must do more to achieve energy independence and to produce cleaner sources of energy. There are steps we need to implement over time to change the way we use energy and reduce our use of some types of carbon-based fuels. But if a radical proposal being organized by the President and liberals in Congress becomes law, American families and businesses will see tax hikes, skyrocketing energy costs and fewer jobs.
Bill Discourages Detainee Transfers, Strengthens States Rights, Enacts Strict Guidelines for Administration
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) signed onto the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act. This legislation is similar to the bill Cole introduced in February, H.R. 1012, the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009. Both pieces of legislation were designed to discourage the transfer or release of terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay onto United States soil.
Our nation's troubled financial industry has spurred calls for greater transparency, tougher accounting rules and greater oversight by federal regulatory agencies. Given what we now know about the irresponsible - and sometimes criminal - behavior of the executives of many of these institutions, such calls are justified. But there is another, larger, more powerful and less transparent institution that continues to operate in relative secrecy, and that is the Federal Reserve.