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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole voted for a spending bill that includes $200,000 to help Midwest City build a community outreach center. The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Conference Report (3058) passed today in the House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Cole announced today that over $31 million was included for Tinker Air Force Base in the FY2006 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 2528). Congressman Cole worked to include these funds in H.R. 2528 that passed today in the U.S. House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole voted for a spending bill that includes $2 million for the operation of Fort Sill's Army Radar Approach Control. The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Conference Report (3058) passed today in the House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole voted for a spending bill that includes $220,000 million for Rural Enterprises to continue implementing Employer-Assisted Housing programs. The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Conference Report (3058) passed today in the House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole voted today for the Deficit Reduction Act that will slow the rate of growth in government spending from 6.4 percent to 6.3 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole announced today that two provisions included in the tax portion of the budget reconciliation bill (HR 4297) will be especially advantageous to Oklahomans. The first provision is an extension of the Indian Employment Tax Credit from Dec. 31, 2005 until Dec. 31, 2006.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Tom Cole voted for legislation today that will enhance the penalty for states and localities that abuse their eminent domain power. The Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 4128) passed in the House and now must be debated in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cole announced that the Agriculture Funding Conference Report for FY06 (H.R. 2744), which passed in the House today, includes a waiver to allow Elgin to receive grants and loans through the Rural Community Advancement Program. Congressman Cole added this waiver that will make Elgin eligible for these grants until 2010.