WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, announced he plans to resign from Congress at the end of the year. "It was with great sadness and regret that I learned my friend, colleague and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy has decided to leave Congress. "Kevin McCarthy is the political equivalent of a Michael Jordan f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following remarks on Dec. 11, 2023, at a hearing on the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act (H.R. 357), the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147), the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act (H.R. 6570) and the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6611): * * * Good afternoon. Since taking office, President Biden has repeatedly used the administrative state t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was announced as the Senate Republican lead for a bipartisan bill to encourage the prevention and treatment of Valley Fever--a fungal disease endemic to the Southwestern United States. If passed, this legislation would add Valley Fever to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) list. "Humans and animals in the A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Getting Serious About Securing America's Borders Throughout the last several weeks, both chambers of Congress have continued to work toward an agreement to assist Israel, Ukraine and American forces and installations in the Western Pacific, as well as provide more security for our Southern border. While supporting our allies and partners in thwarting aggression is very important to the  more