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Tom Jeffery Cole is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Cole has been involved in various legislative efforts and has focused on issues such as national security, economic development, and healthcare. Throughout his tenure, he has been known for his commitment to conservative principles and has played a significant role in shaping policy within his district and beyond.
I'm certainly prepared to close whenever my friend is. Mr. McGOVERN. We are prepared to close as well, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I would say to my friend, the gentleman from Oklahoma, that the…
Reclaiming my time, we'll have an opportunity in the sense of the previous question. We'll see how the majority shakes out on that issue. I'm sure my friends will regard that as effectively a vote on their proposal. With that, I reserve…
I will in a moment. Let me just finish my point. But we will move in the right direction. We will actually move to avoid a government shutdown. We'll leave open an avenue of negotiation with our friends in the Senate. I'm sure the…
Reclaiming my time, I'd be happy if the United States Senate decided to operate collectively instead of individually, but I didn't write their rules and neither did my friends. I'm sure if we got to write them--although we've both sent a…
Reclaiming my time, if I may, I think the gentlelady asked a good question, and I look forward to working with my friends on the other side of the aisle. I actually think today is the beginning of a process where that will happen. It's one…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the rule and the underlying legislation. This rule brings the Senate-passed version of VAWA to the floor and allows us to vote on House language to replace that version. I…
I would like to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Florida, the former chairman of the Transportation Committee, Mr. Mica.
For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During the consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…
In closing, I'd like to say that I believe we've had a good debate on the rule. I believe the importance and timeliness of this legislation couldn't be more self-evident. This bill has been carefully crafted and worked in a way to ensure…
By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 23 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 23 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…
On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013. The rule is a structured rule that allows the House to work its will and decide the appropriate amount of…
First let me yield myself 30 seconds. This is legislation, obviously, that I support, but I want my friend to be aware, the House did not sit on this for 90 days. {time} 1310 The administration of the States concerned took over a month…
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