Tom Cole

1 week ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Subhead CONGRESSIONAL REPORT It is officially summer. This means many Oklahomans have plans for upcoming vacations. For my constituents planning to travel abroad, I want to use this week’s column as an opportunity to pass along information for navigating the passport process.First, it is important to apply for a passport as soon as possible, as it is possible that delays occur. It typically takes eight to eleven w...

2 weeks ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Subhead CONGRESSIONAL REPORT Last November, the American people gave their Representatives a mandate when they overwhelmingly voted for change. 77 million Americans made it very clear to us that they wanted a secure border, the resurgence of American energy dominance, lower taxes, a lethal military focused on warfighting instead of woke initiatives, and a more efficient federal government that roots out fraud, waste, and a...

3 weeks ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Last November, the American people gave their Representatives a mandate when they overwhelmingly voted for change. 77 million Americans made it very clear to us that they wanted a secure border, the resurgence of American energy dominance, lower taxes, a lethal military focused on warfighting instead of woke initiatives, and a more efficient federal government that roots out fraud, waste, and a...

1 month ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Throughout the past five months of the Trump Administration, Democrats and Far-Left media outlets have engaged in dishonest fearmongering, misrepresenting the Republican Reconciliation bill and spreading the untrue claim that Republicans are gutting Medicaid. But the American people deserve to know the truth - and the truth is that Republicans are working to strengthen Medicaid for those who ne...

1 month ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Subhead CONGRESSIONAL REPORT As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and longest serving Native American in the House of Representatives, tribal issues have always been at the forefront of the policy decisions I have made and advocated for as a Member of Congress, as the first Native American Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and as Co-Chair of the Native American Caucus.Yesterday, Ma...