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Cap And Trade By Tom Cole
Posted by: | CommentsMost Americans agree that our country must do more to achieve energy independence and to produce cleaner sources of energy. There are steps
we need to implement over time to change the way we use energy and reduce our use of some types of carbon-based fuels. But if a radical
proposal being organized by the President and liberals in Congress becomes law, American families and businesses will see tax hikes, skyrocketing energy costs and fewer jobs. Read More→
2nd Amendment Petition – Congressman Cole
Posted by: | Comments4th District Congressman Tom Cole today launched a new website on which viewers can show their support of the 2nd Amendment Gun Rights by signing an online petition.
Congressman Tom Cole wants you to help him 
Cole began circulation of the petition at last weekend’s Republican State Convention and reportedly secured more than 700 signatures to protect Gun Rights.
Today, Cole said, “The threat to our individual right to bear arms is immediate and real. That’s why I’ve started an online petition demanding President Obama faithfully execute his duty to defend the Constitution and our individual right to bear arms.
“Since taking office, President Obama’s administration has been quick to blame American gun owners and manufacturers for the violence committed by Mexican drug-runners south of our border. No wonder, when Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel announced the Obama strategy just days after his election: ‘never let a serious crisis go to waste… it’s an opportunity to do things you couldn’t do before.’”
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Tom Cole Speaks Out – NO Card Check
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Cole Decries ‘Card Check’ Bill
Says Workers Deserve to Have Secret Ballots ProtectedWASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) criticized a bill introduced today which will eliminate secret ballots in union organizing elections. The so-called Employee Free Choice Act has also been described as “card check” and will replace the private vote with a public sign-up.
“The secret ballot is the foundation of American democracy,” Congressman Cole said. “Forcing workers to publically disclose their decision about whether or not to join a union is not ‘free choice.’ Workers could be subject to bullying, pressure and intimidation based on Read More→
Indians Get Billions
Posted by: | CommentsAmerican Indians could reap almost $3B in stimulus
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Writer Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jan 28, 3:23 am ET
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WASHINGTON – American Indians stand to gain almost $3 billion as part of the economic stimulus moving through Congress, money that could help some of the nation’s poorest communities rebuild roads, improve health care and boost employment that has lagged behind the rest of the country for decades.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday included $2.8 billion for Indian tribes in its portion of the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus bill, and a House version to be voted on Wednesday includes a similar amount. That includes hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, health clinics, roads, law enforcement and water projects.
Dante Desiderio, an economic development policy specialist at the National Congress of American Indians, which has lobbied for the money for the past year, calls the bill a “once in a lifetime opportunity” for tribes.
“It really has the potential to lift our communities out of poverty,” Desiderio said.
Indian Country has a long way to go in terms of reviving tribal economies. According to the National Congress of American Indians, real per-capita income of Indians living on reservations is still less than half the national average, unemployment is twice that of the rest of the country, and eight of the 10 poorest counties in the United States are on reservations.
That group originally asked for $6.1 billion in the stimulus, an amount that they said would generate more than 50,000 jobs.
“It’s not going to allow them to catch up, but its a significant boost,” said North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee who inserted the money into the stimulus. “This is a group of Americans who have been left behind in many of the basic needs of life.”
Julie Kitka, president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, asked Congress for stimulus dollars at a Senate Indian Affairs hearing earlier this month. She describes chronically underfunded Indian and Native Alaskan communities as “emerging economies” similar to developing countries around the world that can be hardest hit by an economic downturn. She says this is a chance for tribes to boost their economies for years to come
“It’s an opportunity to do things right,” she said.
Congress Cole on Appropriations Committee
Posted by: | CommentsBy World Washington Bureau
Published: 1/7/2009 11:29 AM
Last Modified: 1/7/2009 11:29 AM
WASHINGTON –- U.S. Tom Cole nabbed a seat Wednesday on the House Appropriations Committee, one of the more coveted panels in Congress.
As a member of that committee, the Oklahoma Republican will help oversee federal spending.
His new post provides an automatic boost to the state delegation’s clout in Congress as members of the committee also can steer funds to their districts and states for specific projects.
