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April 28, 2020
Over the last several weeks, the spread of COVID-19 has caused unthinkable disruptions to life as usual, and it will continue to do so for some time, even as we “flatten the curve.” Following the unprecedented strain on our health care systems and the devastating economic hits to hardworking Americans as a direct result of this coronavirus, the desire for normalcy to return is certainly a sentiment shared by us all.
April 27, 2020
Moore, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of members in sending a letter to congressional leadership, urging inclusion of the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act in the next COVID-19 relief package.
April 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, applauded the Small Business Administration’s announcement that all tribal entities are eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program.
April 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation released the following statements after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) clarified this morning that publicly-owned rural hospitals will be eligible to receive Paycheck Protection Program loans and other financial assistance relief provided through the CARES Act.
April 23, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
Issues:Small Business
April 23, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 935.
April 20, 2020
Due to its massive scale and severity, the COVID-19 pandemic is a natural disaster unlike any other our nation has encountered in modern history. While the unprecedented disruptions have been felt across the whole of society, small businesses have undoubtedly taken some of the hardest, fastest and most damaging economic hits. In doing their part to heed social distancing guidance and help slow the spread of this coronavirus, many businesses on Main Street have been forced to rethink their daily operations or close their doors completely, jeopardizing millions of American jobs.
Issues:Small Business
April 18, 2020
April 17, 2020
Norman, OK – Today, Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation penned a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging that publicly trusted hospitals be made eligible for Paycheck Protection Program loans and other financial assistance programs.
April 17, 2020
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after funding was depleted this week for the Paycheck Protection Program.
Issues:Small Business