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December 10, 2020
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House Democrats, eyeing the arrival of President-elect Joe Biden in the White House next year, plan to ramp up efforts to repeal a law that bans abortions funded by taxpayers.
Issues:Life

December 8, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021.

December 7, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today announced that Lauren Smith and Katrina Ashpaugh are the Fourth District of Oklahoma winners of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge.

December 7, 2020
Weekly Columns

This week marks 79 years since the devastating surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which former President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the date which will live in infamy." It was this event that officially drew the United States into the Second World War. As we remember the 2,403 innocent Americans lost that day at Pearl Harbor, we also gratefully reflect on the millions more who courageously joined together to defend the United States and our allies and ultimately end the WWII conflict nearly four years later.

Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign AffairsVeterans & Military Retirees

December 3, 2020
Weekly Columns
When we started this year, none of us expected or would have predicted the hardships coming in 2020, most devastatingly due to the global spread of an awful coronavirus that originated in China.
Issues:Healthcare

December 3, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated the Delta Community Action Foundation, based in Lindsay, after it was named a grant recipient by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Issues:Education

November 30, 2020
Weekly Columns
Over the weekend on Small Business Saturday, we were reminded of how important it is to shop small and shop local during this season.
Issues:Small Business

November 23, 2020
Weekly Columns
This has been a very trying year, filled with challenges and difficulties none of us expected to face. While I wish the trials had reached their end, we must hang on and continue to persevere.
Issues:Healthcare

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The First Congress
November 20, 2020
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The First Congress (Fergus M. Bordewich)

November 20, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) this week led introduction of a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize November as National Native American Heritage Month, honoring tribal nations throughout history.