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February 10, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump this week sent his budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2021.

February 10, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Tom Cole, Kim Schrier, M.D., John Moolenaar, Jim Himes and Elise Stefanik today introduced legislation to reauthorize and modernize a grant program under the Higher Education Act that focuses on American history and civics.
Issues:Education

February 7, 2020
Speech
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, made remarks on the House floor during consideration of H.R. 5687, a supplemental appropriations bill for disaster aid.
Issues:Economy & Small Business

February 5, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the United States Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump yesterday of both articles of impeachment passed by House Democrats in December.

February 4, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after President Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress.

February 4, 2020
Weekly Columns
When it comes to matters of war, you might have heard of something called an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF). In recent days following Iranian aggression and the President Trump’s use of defensive force, there has been a lot of attention paid to prior authorizations and the U.S. military’s ongoing presence in the Middle East.
Issues:Defense, National Security & Foreign Affairs

February 4, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) was recognized by the National Head Start Association (NHSA) with the 2020 Head Start Pledge Award for demonstrating a steadfast commitment to fulfilling the Head Start pledge to serve America’s most vulnerable children and families.
Issues:Education

January 31, 2020
Weekly Columns
While it’s still too soon to know if the coronavirus will become a pandemic, Americans should take some comfort: Thanks to the bipartisan foresight of Congress and lessons learned in the past five years, the U.S. is in better shape today than at any other time in recent memory to confront a major public-health crisis.
Issues:Healthcare

January 30, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on two resolutions related to war powers.