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Tom Cole

Lawmakers: Gov't Fully Equipped To Handle Tornado Disaster Recovery

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake...

GOP Leaders Urge Restraint In Exploiting White House Weakness

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election loss...

GOP Rep Sees 'A Big Difference' Between Benghazi, Watergate

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics

While fellow Republicans are making comparisons to Watergate and even calling for impeachment, Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) declined to back that spin on t...

Eric Cantor Unveils Plan To Redirect Public Campaign Funds To Pediatric Research

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has announced plans to introduce a bill that would redirect federal funds to pediatric research at the Natio...

Sequester But a Scalpel for Bloated Military Budget

Doug Bandow | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Doug Bandow

The fact that government devotes too much to Social Security is no argument for spending too much on the military. With the threat of runaway deficits, debts, and interest payments, the U.S. cannot afford any budget sacred cows.

Can Eric Cantor Redeem The Republican Party?

The New Yorker | RYAN LIZZA | Posted 02.25.2013 | Politics

The Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has often shown a willingness to compromise, but for more than two years he has been stymied by a small and un...

BOTH SIDES NOW: If 2012 Signals a 'Rolling Realignment,' What's the GOP 3.0?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 12.03.2012 | Politics
HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgObama won gays, latinos, 18-29s, and women by, respectively, 50/35/25/11 points -- and ran 40 points better than Romney on who favored middle class over big business. Ron Reagan and Mary Matalin debate whether a Republican Reset means 'evolving' on tax rates and "social issues."

Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Obama, as the chattering classes will tell you, is "done negotiating with himself." That's a pretty good phrase, because it accurately describes how these negotiations have taken place over Obama's first term. This time, the White House seems to be saying, that isn't going to happen.

Michael McAuliff

GOP Leader Shifts To Praise For One Revenue Raiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- It would be "smarter" to cap tax deductions than to raise tax rates on the rich as a means of avoiding the "fiscal cliff," Senate Minori...

Tom Cole Defends His Tax Heresy

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) defended his heretical position on tax cuts for the wealthy Wednesday evening on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," bu...

Jennifer Bendery

Grover Norquist: Tom Cole Didn't Mean To Publicly Say What He Said Publicly About Backing Obama's Tax Offer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist said Wednesday that Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) "obviously" didn't expect his comments in support of Presi...

Michael McAuliff

John Boehner Signals No Softening On Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) signaled no new willingness to bend on raising taxes for the rich Wednesday after one of his more re...

Michael McAuliff

Grover Norquist Targeted In Fiscal Cliff Debate By Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- With Republicans showing signs of bending on taxes for the richest Americans as the nation nears the so-called fiscal cliff, Democrats m...

Taxing The Rich Still Popular With American Public

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.28.2012 | Politics

Taxing the rich remains a popular policy with the American people, according to a new poll by The Washington Post and ABC News. Sixty percent of po...

Mollie Reilly

GOP Congressman Urges Republicans To Agree To Obama Tax Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Mollie Reilly | Posted 11.27.2012 | Politics

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) on Tuesday pressed his fellow Republicans to go along with President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Amer...

Amanda Terkel

John Boehner: GOP Won't Agree To Raise Taxes On Wealthy, Even If Obama Wins

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.21.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Elections often come with a mandate -- or at least some sort of consequences for the defeated party, which not only has its candidates r...

Paul Blumenthal

19 Words Could Mean Big Disclosure Of Secret Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.16.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Hidden within the mammoth omnibus appropriations bill crafted by House, Senate and White House negotiators is a 19-word change to a ride...

Jennifer Bendery

Democratic Rep: Bill Hurts Same Voters 'Targeted By Jim Crow Laws'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.02.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed through legislation on Thursday that would end public financing of presidential campaigns and terminate the Ele...

House Rejects Effort To Prohibit Funds For U.S. Involvement In Libya

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 09.06.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to bar military aid to Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi but stopped short of prohibiting funds for U...

The Full Gingrich

Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Tina Dupuy

Newt Gingrich's schtick is Scorched Earth meets Straw Man. He not only incinerates the hypothetical Straw Man -- he also verbally salts the soil where the Straw Man's make-believe family lives after razing their made-up home.

Tom Cole Tells Michael Steele To Resign From RNC Over Afghan War Comments

Politico | ANDY BARR | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) called on Michael Steele to resign Saturday, significantly raising the pressure on the embattled Republican National Committee...

Countering the Lies about Health Care Reform

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Gerald McEntee

Let's make sure seniors and all Americans know the truth about health care reform and that lies are spread to block real progress.

Republicans: "We Abandon the Troops"

Scott Payne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Scott Payne

No one ever went broke betting on the hypocrisy of congressional Republicans.

NRCC Chief To GOP Contenders: Run Against The Party

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told GOP congressional hopefuls on Thursday that they should not be afraid to criticize both political parties - including Rep...

NRCC Head: Obama Is "Nixonian To The Core"

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that Barack Obama's decision to break a pledge and forgo public financing for the general election was "Nixonian....