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Cole Reintroduces Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act
February 28, 2023
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today reintroduced the Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act.
Issues:Education
Cole, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Reaffirm Tribal Trust Agreements
February 27, 2023
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined Representative Betty McCollum (MN-04), Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Senator John Tester (D-MT) to reintroduce legislation to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Issues:Tribal Relations
The Cost of Canceling Student Debt
February 27, 2023
Weekly Columns
President Joe Biden and Democrats’ inflationary spending spree and high-tax proposals have certainly left Americans in financially challenging times. Meanwhile, they continue to push the mass cancelation of student debt, which would undoubtedly make our nation’s inflationary crisis worse.
Issues:Economy & Small BusinessEducation
The Last Campaign by H.W. Brands
Books I'm Reading: February 2023
February 23, 2023
Books I'm Reading
The Last Campaign (H.W. Brands)
Cole, Meeks, Bera Introduce the Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023
February 23, 2023
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Rules Committee (R-OK), released the following statement announcing their introduction of H.R. 1135, the Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat
February 23, 2023
Weekly Chats

A Test from the CCP
February 17, 2023
Weekly Columns

The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) increasingly aggressive and competitive behavior toward our nation is of great concern. It certainly took another bold step earlier this month as a spy aircraft was sent across our country. Unfortunately, during this national security challenge, the Biden Administration once again failed to meet the task in the face of this overt aggression.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs
A Speech of Deflections
February 13, 2023
Weekly Columns

Last week, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress amid our nation's mounting and worsening crises. Unfortunately, instead of addressing runaway inflation, the overrun southern border and the increasingly aggressive and emboldened Communist China, he used his speech to deflect from these issues that matter most to Americans.

Cole Welcomes Defense Fellow Ben Cohen to D.C. Office
February 10, 2023
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced the addition of Captain Ben Cohen to his Washington, D.C. office to serve as a defense fellow until the end of this year as part the Department of Defense Legislative Fellow Program.
Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat
February 9, 2023
Weekly Chats