WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) issued the following statement today after meeting with the President and other Republican colleagues to plan a positive legislative agenda to help the American people.
"I agree with the President's sentiment that enough is enough - it's time for the House leadership to stop stonewalling good legislation that can help our country. With home values in decline and gas prices skyrocketing, Speaker Pelosi and her allies need to stop obstructing progress and allow Congress to bring real relief to America's families and small businesses."
"Our energy problems need to be addressed with legislation that has a backbone. We need a solution that will expand our nation's supply by opening up our domestic resources to drilling. The price of gasoline has reached an average of $3.46 in Oklahoma and $3.61 nationally. And as the price of fuel goes up, the American people's trust in the government goes down. It is shameful to let this continue when we have the resources to help alleviate the problem."
"Speaker Pelosi and the leaders of her party also need to stop playing games with the supplemental legislation that will fund our troops. This needs to be put on the agenda immediately and passed before Memorial Day so that the men and women of our nation's Armed Forces have the resources necessary to carry out their mission."
"My colleagues and I are prepared to work with Speaker Pelosi and the other members of her party to find solutions that will help restart America's economic engine and find responsible solutions to help people who are losing their homes. The American people are sick and tired of negative, partisan bickering and they have a right to expect their elected leaders to roll up our sleeves and put forth positive solutions to the challenges we face."
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