WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * A Game That Transcends Sports This past Saturday was the Army-Navy football game. Dating back to 1890 as one of the oldest and most historic rivalries in college football, this game transcends the sports world. Unlike most football games, this game is about so much more than just the final score - although I do want to congratulate the Navy on their huge win! This game is truly about   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after supporting legislation to name the new 275,000 square-foot, 58 bed VA hospital in Tulsa as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center: "Senator Jim Inhofe was a true patriot. He spent decades serving our great nation and state of Oklahoma in the United States Army, Oklahoma state legislature, United States House o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Congressman Frank Lucas released the following statement regarding the Department of Energy's rescission of the "Delta Plains Corridor" from the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designation. "I am pleased that the Department of Energy is rescinding the 'Delta Plains Corridor' as a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. This action will return eminent domain au  more