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October 15, 2020
Weekly Columns

Looking back on the unprecedented events, hardships, challenges and losses we've navigated this year, certainly everyone would agree that 2020 has been a roller coaster experience none of us asked for or wanted. While it will take time to recover and find our way back to normal, I want to encourage you to remember that there is always reason to have hope in what the future can hold in America.


October 8, 2020
Weekly Columns

No country has been spared from the repercussions of China's coronavirus missteps and cover-up that accelerated the current global pandemic. However, the coronavirus crisis is not the first time the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated it is an untrustworthy competitor.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

October 7, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) this week congratulated two elementary schools located in the Fourth District of Oklahoma following their selection by the U.S. Department of Education as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020.
Issues:Education

October 5, 2020
Weekly Columns

Although there is broad bipartisan agreement in Congress that additional coronavirus relief is needed, I regret that the status of delivering relief hasn't changed a lot since May. It's even more disappointing since lawmakers already agree on how to approach several aspects of needed relief.

Issues:Economy & Small Business

October 2, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement after members of the China Task Force (CTF) published a report detailing their work and making more than 400 policy recommendations to protect U.S. interests against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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October 1, 2020
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October 1, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after he voted against a coronavirus “relief” bill written solely by Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats.

September 29, 2020
Weekly Columns

Throughout most of this year, the coronavirus pandemic has greatly disrupted our lives and dealt harsh hits to our economy out of nowhere. Sadly, some of the most ruthless economic hits have been felt by America's small businesses. While the federal government has done a lot already to help save and sustain struggling small businesses and their workers, there is more that could be done if Speaker Nancy Pelosi would allow the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on a simple and commonsense piece of legislation related to the Paycheck Protection Program.

Issues:Economy & Small BusinessSmall Business

September 28, 2020
News Stories
The state of Oklahoma has won a $7.3 million grant to build a veterans cemetery in Ardmore that can provide service for about 25,571 veterans and their eligible family members.
Issues:Veterans & Military Retirees