112th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. The legislation would require the president to submit to Congress a detailed report on how his administration plans to implement the sequestration spending cuts set to begin in 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) released the following statement after the bipartisan passage of H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. The legislation would require the president to submit to Congress a detailed report on how his administration plans to implement the sequestration spending cuts set to begin in 2013.
"There is strong bipartisan agreement that the sequester is a terrible policy that should not be allowed to happen. These automatic, arbitrary cuts could cost Oklahoma's economy up to 16,000 jobs and $630 million.
The Arms Trade Treaty currently under consideration by the United Nations is rightfully the subject of growing concern. Typical of many U.N. initiatives, the treaty has an unrealistic but vaguely laudable goal. According to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, the "robust and legally binding" treaty "will have a real impact on the lives of those millions of people suffering from consequences of armed conflict, repression and armed violence." By establishing international standards on the import, export and transfer of arms, the U.N.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6079 - the Repeal of Obamacare Act:
"The American people have made clear that they simply do not want a radical overhaul of the health care system. Obamacare is a deeply unpopular, unaffordable and unworkable bill that limits individual freedom, raises taxes, drives up health costs and mandates thousands of regulations enforced by unelected bureaucrats.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) made the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 6079 - the Repeal of Obamacare Act:
Obamacare is unpopular, unworkable, unaffordable – unpopular because it limits individual freedom and personal choice; unworkable because it relies on thousands of regulations, dozens of boards and commissions, and an unelected group of bureaucrats to distribute and ration care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) released the following statement after President Obama announced his plan to raise taxes for families and businesses earning more than $250,000 per year. According to analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation, the tax increases would hit 53 percent of small business income. House Republicans will vote before August to extend tax relief for all tax brackets.
The Supreme Court decision on Obamacare paved the way for $675 billion in new taxes over the next decade. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Unless Congress takes action, tax rates for all tax brackets will increase on January 1, 2013.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke refers to the looming tax hike deadline as a "fiscal cliff" while the media coined the term "Taxmageddon" to describe the magnitude of the economic disruption that will occur if the current tax rates are not renewed.
"We do not consider whether the Act embodies sound policies. That judgment is entrusted to the Nation's elected leaders."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress due to his repeated refusal to cooperate with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into Operation Fast and Furious:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called "Obamacare:"