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May 25, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole announced today that the Energy and Water Appropriations legislation passed yesterday in the House included over $13 million in projects for Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District, including $1 million for the single-walled carbon nanotubes project at the University of Oklahoma that was included by Congressman Cole.
May 25, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted for the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (H.R. 1815) today that included an amendment that directs the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Interior to move forward in the creation of a memorial for the U.S.S. Oklahoma.
May 20, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole was recently appointed to the House Democracy Assistance Commission by Speaker Dennis Hastert. The announcement was made at a press conference on May 18, 2005.
May 20, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole announced today that $3.15 million for Ft. Sill to build a fire station was included in the Defense Authorization bill reported out of the Armed Services Committee Wednesday evening.
May 19, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) will now be accepting applications for 2005 grants.
May 17, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole voted today for The Homeland Security Appropriations bill that provides $30.85 billion for first responders and other security related programs.
May 13, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Cole made the following statement after the announcement this morning of the Secretary of Defense’s recommendations to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission.
May 12, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for an amendment offered by Representative Michael Castle that encourages equipment donations to local fire departments. This amendment was included in the Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act (H.R. 1544) that passed in the House today.
May 12, 2005
Washington, D.C. – A request by Congressman Tom Cole to split the non-line-of-site cannon (NLOS-C) from the development track of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) was included in the 2006 Defense Authorization bill reported out of an Armed Services subcommittee mark up today.
May 11, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for legislation that helps curb the growing national problem of gang violence across the United States.