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Congressman Tom Cole

Representing the 4th District of Oklahoma

Life

As penned in the Declaration of Independence, our forefathers founded America with the strong belief that individuals are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” Among those is the right to life, which influences my commitment to protecting the most vulnerable, including the unborn. 

Throughout my service in the U.S. House of Representatives, I have voted in support of life and currently have a 100 percent pro-life voting record. In the days ahead, I will continue to support the sanctity of life with every vote I cast. 

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Appropriations Committee Releases the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Funding Bill

June 14, 2018 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation includes funding for programs within the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and other related agencies, including the Social Security Administration.
 

Cole Op-Ed in The Hill: Title X funding changes will protect our families

June 6, 2018 Weekly Columns
This article was originally published in The Hill on June 6, 2018.

Cole Statement on HHS Proposal on Title X Funding Regulations

May 18, 2018 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced updated HHS regulations regarding Title X funding.
                                                                                                                                                       

Cole Responds to Termination of NACHC Grant by CNCS

July 1, 2016 Press Release
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) terminated a grant to the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) after an oversight investigation by the CNCS Office of Inspector General found the latter to be out of compliance with the law regarding “doula” services in conjunction with abortion procedures. In April, Cole sent a letter to Wendy Spencer, CNCS CEO, calling for the termination of grant funding to the NACHC.
 

Cole Statement on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt

June 27, 2016 Press Release
Norman, OK – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled against the lower court’s decision regarding Texas abortion laws in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. In an earlier decision by the Fifth Circuit Court, the law would require abortion clinics to have facilities that are equivalent to outpatient surgical centers, as well as require doctors who perform abortions to obtain privileges of admitting patients to local hospitals.
 

The Exception, Not the Oklahoma Rule

May 2, 2016 Weekly Columns

Community health centers are typically held in high regard and enjoy widespread, bipartisan support in Congress. So last week’s revelation that three such facilities in New York had allowed AmeriCorps volunteers to assist in abortion procedures was especially disturbing. Specifically within the AmeriCorps Community HealthCorps program, AmeriCorps volunteers were instructed and trained by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) to act as “doulas” during abortions.

WORLD Magazine: AmeriCorps admits staff in NYC worked as ‘abortion doulas’

April 29, 2016 News Stories
AmeriCorps admitted this week that six of its members violated the federal prohibition against using taxpayer funds for abortion by acting as “abortion doulas” for women undergoing the procedure at three centers in New York City.

The Oklahoman: U.S. Rep. Cole wants funding cut off to health center group over abortion claims

April 26, 2016 News Stories
Rep. Tom Cole said Tuesday that federal grant money should be shut off to a national organization of community health centers for allowing members of an associated group to assist with abortions.

Conservative Review: House Subcommittee Chair Calls for Investigation Into AmeriCorps “Abortion Doulas”

April 26, 2016 News Stories
A House Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman is calling for an investigation into government funded community health centers, following a report that some had been training AmeriCorps volunteers to act as “doulas,” or women trained to assist other women through childbirth, during abortion procedures.

The Hill: Top Republican calls for probe into abortion services at community health centers

April 26, 2016 News Stories
A top member of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday called for a major investigation into government-funded community health centers after several clinics were found in violation of federal rules on abortion.

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