Following the release of the Republican budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke out in support of the plan on Tuesday. The proposed budget would balance the ledger within 10 years, reduce spending by $5.5 Read more…

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) joined Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) last week in re-introducing the Wage Grade Employee Parity Act to the House, legislation designed to ensure that salaried and hourly federal workers receive the same pay increases. Currently, the Read more…

Emphasizing that “time does not change the past,” U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) took a stand on Monday against President Barack Obama’s recent announcement of a plan to normalize relations with Cuba. While expressing gratitude for the safe return of Read more…

A bipartisan House resolution introduced on Wednesday by Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) would support Israel’s ability to defend itself against unprovoked Hamas rocket attacks. The resolution also calls for Hamas to bring an immediate halt to Read more…

A group of legislators recently called for President Obama to end his unilateral policy to defer federal action in response to illegal immigrant children that cross the Mexico-Texas border. Thirty-five members of Congress signed a letter that called for Obama Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) joined a bipartisan group of legislators on Friday in urging President Obama to enforce immigration laws in response to a sharp increase of unaccompanied minor immigrants arriving from Central America. The number of unaccompanied minors at Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said on Thursday he learned from unofficial sources that the Obama administration plans to house hundreds of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors at Fort Sill Military Base in Lawton, Okla. The children, most of whom are between Read more…

Bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) on Monday would amend the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prevent thousands of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees from being placed on unpaid furloughs. The amendment would impact more than Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and a group of legislators supported a lawsuit on Friday that challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its legal foundation. Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and number of additional Read more…

A group of legislators pushed for support on Tuesday of a study on the area where the Arkansas, Mississippi and White rivers meet, which is the starting point of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Reps. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.), Frank Read more…

The Senate approved the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act on Tuesday, and the measure will next advance to President Obama who will consider signing it into law. Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) coauthored Read more…

The bipartisan Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act has received broad support in the House of Representatives, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said on Monday, and a group of legislators will now work to shepherd the bill through the Senate. The Read more…

Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) introduced the bipartisan Wage Grade Employee Parity Act on Thursday to ensure that federal employees receive a proportionate cost of living wage adjustment. President Barack Obama recently provided a 1 percent cost Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said on Thursday that he supports entitlement reform and not raising taxes as a way to increase government revenue and ease effects of the sequester budget cuts. “I have said we ought to pursue entitlement reform Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) was appointed to the bipartisan Budget Conference committee on Oct. 16. The committee was created on Oct. 16 as part of the deal reached to end the federal government shutdown. The committee has until Dec. 13 Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said on Monday that federal regulations have become a burden to job creators, job seekers and small businesses, and asked that the federal government be held accountable. Cole said that the U.S. has more than $17 Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) recently introduced a bill that would put home school families on equal footing with public and private elementary and second education teachers, as far as the tax code is concerned. The Home School Equity Act for Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) recently introduced a bill that would help families use disaster loans to construct tornado safe rooms. “As we’ve seen in years past and most recently in May, tornadoes can cause unbelievable Read more…

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) recently introduced the Native American Veterans’ Memorial Amendments Act. The proposed legislation amends the Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act of 1994 to allow the National Museum of the American Indian to construct a memorial to Read more…

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) recently visited communities impacted by the severe storms across his district in Oklahoma, including his hometown of Moore that was ravaged by a disastrous tornado. At least 24 people perished in Moore and the town suffered Read more…