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WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that he will be serving on the Armed Services and Natural Resources Committees in the 110th Congress. He will be returning to Armed Services and Natural Resources as an active and voting member after taking a leave of absence from the Armed Services Committee to serve on the Rules Committee in the 109th Congress.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole made the following comments after the President addressed the nation on the situation in Iraq.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole supported legislation that would increase the minimum wage while also providing relief for small businesses. This Republican alternative to H.R. 2 failed to garner the support needed to pass in the House. The Democrat bill (H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Tom Cole today announced the names of students from Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District who have received nominations to the U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military and Naval Academies' entering class of 2007.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted against a House rule proposed by the Democrats that will make tax increases more likely and does nothing to help reduce the deficit or reduce government spending.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Cole made the following statement upon hearing about the passing of Jeane Kirkpatrick, a fellow Oklahoman and the first woman to be named U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (HR 6111) that includes two tax extensions to help spur economic activity on Indian reservations and on former Indian lands. This legislation, which passed in the House, is especially beneficial in Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON –Congressman Tom Cole sent the following letter to be read today at the groundbreaking for the U.S.S. Oklahoma Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Because of scheduled votes in the House, Congressman Cole was unable to attend the ceremony.