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Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., was elected to Congress in 2002. He's a fifth-generation Oklahoman and one of the only Native Americans serving in Congress.

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Tom Cole
stated on October 31, 2019 in a speech on the House floor:

The impeachment process against Donald Trump "provides fewer due process protections and fewer protections for minority rights than what we have seen in previous impeachment efforts."

By Jon Greenberg • November 4, 2019
Tom Cole
stated on February 28, 2018 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

"Probably one out of every two households in Oklahoma has a gun."

By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2018
Tom Cole
stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.

By Lauren Carroll • September 29, 2015
Tom Cole
stated on July 30, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:

Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this."

By Becky Bowers • August 2, 2013
Tom Cole
stated on July 16, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:

Food stamp spending "doubled under President Bush, doubled again under President Obama."

By Becky Bowers • July 19, 2013

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