Tom Cole

Greenville

Contributor at Freelance

Author, speaker, husband, father and grandfather, certified cheese maker, Director-Pure Heart Ministries International

Articles

Promises Made, Promises Kept

2 days 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...
Fact Check: Republicans are Strengthening Medicaid

2 weeks 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...
A Terrible Crisis

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...
Serving the Fourth District

1 month ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

As a congressman, my job of course consists of casting votes, debating legislation in committee, and drafting legislation. However, the duty I take the most pride in is representing the Fourth District of Oklahoma and being a voice for my constituents.In fact, both this week and last week are what we call district work periods, which is a time when members of Congress are able to spend t...
Month of the Military Child

1 month ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Subhead CONGRESSIONAL REPORT In 1986, President Ronald Reagan’s former Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, formally established the month of April as the Month of the Military Child. Ever since then, the DoD has joined national, state, and local governments, schools, military serving organizations, companies, and all Americans in recognizing the over 1.6 million children of our courageous men and women in uniform ev...
Month of the military child

1 month ago | comancheok.net | Tom Cole

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan’s former Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, formally established the month of April as the Month of the Military Child. Ever since then, the DoD has joined national, state, and local governments, schools, military serving organizations, companies, and all Americans in recognizing the over 1.6 million children of our courageous men and women in uniform every April.
The Heart of America

2 months ago | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Agriculture is truly the heart of America – and as a lifelong Oklahoman, I know this firsthand.While my home state is a leader in many things like aviation and energy, it is agriculture that really drives our state’s economy. In fact, Oklahoma ranks first in the nation in the production of rye, third in the nation in the production of wheat, fifth in the production of cattle, sixth i...
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968)

2 months ago | govtrack.us | Tom Cole

Add a note about this bill. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Because you are a member of panel, your positions on legislation and notes below will be shared with the panel administrators. (More Info) Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
To the editor: Congrats to St. John’s on 60 remarkable years

Feb 27, 2025 | toledoblade.com | Tom Cole

August, 1965, about 125 incoming freshman showed up at the Lucas County Rec Center Football Field. The fledgling Jesuit School on Airport Highway was being built but did not have a practice field yet. The Jesuits purchased a tract of land where there were few traffic lights, mostly cows — nothing but farm land as far as you could see, an interesting spot to plop a school on. Rumor was the Jesuits made a very good real estate deal at the time.
The value of BARDA

Feb 13, 2025 | gcnewsstar.com | Tom Cole

Subhead CONGRESSIONAL REPORT Twenty years ago, in 2004, Congress passed the Project BioShield Act, which established the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, also known as BARDA. Created in the shadow of the tragedy on September 11, 2001 and the global war on terror, BARDA supports the development and approval of medical countermeasures, which are FDA-regulated products used to prepare our country to res...