community also has the support of a team of architects who developed a sustainable model home for tom coleit's made of stone and toward rather than plastic and sheet metal 7 families live here. this is war house like it's an old among them are going more or met his wife and their 2 children. then before and i have window this is important well no because in the past i don't have. social responsibility sustainable water management the people often call have shown what's possible the community has become a model of clean and green living now the neighborhood enjoys state support. gun hopes the or sororities are starting to understand that when it comes to ensuring the city's survival the urban poor in north carter are part of the solution not the problem. a precarious future does not mean. it means an opportunity for course correction i hope to this episode has helped. the issue of climate change and its impact on the many vulnerable communities who will be at the front line when sea levels continue to rise more and more next week with yet another pot provoking episode until their goodbye. i

first let me introduce my republican colleague congress mall tom cole from oklahoma for any remarks he would like to make. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to begin with four thank yous. the first one is to you. your focus on this issue has been unrelenting. and i think appropriate. and while we may disagree over this or that interpretation, the fact is you've kept this committee focus on where it needed to be on the welfare of these people and you deserve all of our thanks. it is the right way to do oversight and you've done it. i want to thank the i.g. you know, we have i.g.'s because -- we -- my mom used to have a wonderful saying, you're friends with the people that tell you what you need to know not what you want to hear. mrs. maxwell, i think you told us what we needed to know. you did it very well. and i appreciate it. i want to thank director hayes. i see a lot of effort to implement some of changes and to be responsive to criticism and to correct the situation that we all agree. and finally, to a much maligned congress, i want to give a thanks to the congress. it took us a

the company of tom cole was slated for demolition in 2015 the hearts were directly on the river and the inhabitants were supposed to be evicted and then they took matters into their own hands they've torn down parts of their homes themselves removing sections on the water satch the result is striving peaceful community and to residents who take pride in keeping the neighborhood trash free. and there's now a riverside walkway that's a comfortable distance from the water. the community also has the support of a team of architects who developed a sustainable model home for it's made of stone and ward rather than plastic and sheet metal 7 families live here this is war house like the generals among them are google and more met his wife and their 2 children. then before and i have window this is important because in the past i don't have. social responsibility sustainable water management the people often call have shown what's possible the community has become a model of clean and green living now the neighborhood enjoys state support even pull on gun hopes the or sora ts are starting to un

back in 2012 is known as being the leader of the me to move material france it's called battles tom cole which means rats on your pig here and she tweeted back in 2017 at the sort of height of this movement about what she saw as being an inappropriate advance from a t.v. executive you might be able to see some of the comments she made about what she said was said to her during that confrontation now she repeated him and he later apologized but the t.v. executive took it to court for defamation because he said that that tweet in the barrows that he had received as a result of that is actually ruined his life and his career and he said he does apologized to. effectively i did make misplaced comments to stand during a drunken cocktail party very late one night but only once i later i told her was so heavy handedly and only once i must point out i don't want to exonerate myself from my boorishness of the time i retreat my apologies. well sundram lawyer have both questioned that judgement by the court which has upheld that claim of defamation her lawyer sort of suggesting that perhaps the mag

and janie haworth and then tom cole. budding testimony in drafting legislation and floor speeches. by the time i left the house, for nearly 11 years, the house became a champion of indian issues. not a single anti-india measure had gone through the house. there were problems previously. we were able to get a lot of -- and signed into law as well. that led to my eventual ointment. >> i will say, i don't want to leave this out, but i worked with the congressional native american caucus, i worked on both sides of the aisle. that is how that we could collaborating get things done. >> this is starting us off in texas. you were on with our guest, good morning. >> good morning. >> i would like to ask him, how many regional acres are still left on the north carolina bird town, i believe, of the original --. how many acres will remain, >> i do think you are referring to the boundary, the homeland of the eastern or the that is a different cherokee tribe. i don't have the acreage at hand. that is a separate federally recognized tribe. the same group of people that existed then a different tri

. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill and asked republican congressman tom cole of oklahoma, whatou reading. >> i am reading a book by tom, an english author, new historian called appeasement, chamberlain, hitler, churchill and the road to war. and i just finished up rick atkinson's great book, an opening book a projected a truly that the british are

cochaired by congressman [inaudible] of michigan encouragement jd haworth first and later representative tom cole. wide range of issues educating members of congress writing testimony, drafting legislation, drafting for speeches dear colleague letters, you name it. by the time i left the house side for nearly 11 years the house became a champion of indian issues and not a single anti- indian measure went to the house anymore and it had been a problem previously. we were able to get a lot of increase appropriations and build signed into law, too. eventual led to the appointment in the obama administration as a senior advisor on the name of american afford bears of the white house and policy council. i will say -- i don't want to leave without because it supported but when i worked on the congressional native american caucus i did work on both sides of the aisle and the only way i thought we could collaborate to get things donew. >> host: called lineup for both of you. from randolph in texas for democrat mike, you are on with our guest, good morning sweetie good morning.ch yes, i'd like to ask the

with respect to the 2019 appropriation i want to see thank you to ranking member tom coles for accepting by voice, vote to provide funding for sensor, the substance abuse and mental health services administration through the national child traumatic stress network in what was a total increase of $10 million for the network, 4 million of which was for these children and we need more funding to the network to deal with this issue. we are committed to ensuring they are upholding their mission to care for those immigration enforcement, we need to see the administration and implement the necessary changes including oig recommendation. children did not just arrive at the border, they suffered from our hands and are suffering still with long-term mental health trauma. that is not something we can ignore or sweep under the rug. we need to stop the pain and suffering. caring for the most vulnerable and sensitive of our duties as members of this body and as people of this nation, there can be no greater sin than allowing ourselves to live by a lesser standard. i want to say thank you for this repo

re-authorization act which i am glad to introduce my colleagues, representatives tom suozzi and tom cole. without their support and without the support of rosa pete king, and congressman bobby scott, this legislation wouldn't be on the floor today. helen keller national center for deafblind youths and adults to first authorized in 1967 assist the deafblind community in america. today, it's the only national program that provides information, referrals, support, and training xclusively to americans who have combined vision and hearing loss while also supporting families and professionals who with the deafblind community. nfortunately, the center's authorization has lapsed but today we can re-authorize it 2023.h in my home state of wisconsin, helen keller national center has partnered with the wisconsin vocational rehabilitation to provide job reparation and job placement services, independent living and communication skills training training.dvocacy additionally, a co--led deafblind transition this past they explored posthigh school options and met with peer mentored. provided recently tr

first, let me introduce my republican colleague, the ranking member of the subcommittee, congressman tom cole from oklahoma. >> thank you very much, madam chairman. i'm going to depart from my prepared remarks for a second. i want to begin with four thanks. the first one is to you. your focus on this issue has been unrelenting and i think appropriate. while we may disagree over this or that interpretation, the fact is you've kept this committee focused where it needed to be, on the welfare of these people. you deserve all of our thanks. it's the right way to do oversight. we be done we've done it. i want to thank the ig. my mom used to have a wonderful saying, your friends will tell you what you need to know, not what you wanted today hear. i think that's your job and you di did it very well. i want to thank director hayes. i had the opportunity to travel to the border region with him over the august break. i see a lot of effort to implement some of the changes and to be responsive to criticism and to correct the situation that we all agree. finally, to a much and maligned congress, i want to

. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill and asked republican congressman tom cole of oklahoma, what are you reading. >> i am reading a book by tom, an english author, new historian called appeasement, chamberlain, hitler, churchill and the road to war. and i just finished up rick atkinson's great book, an opening book a projected a truly that the british are coming. >> how do you select the books you read? >> a variety of things i read book reviews so that matters in the local newspapers. sometimes i'll just hear about a book in years ago the devotion by adam nacos about carrier pilots one who shot down and died in the caribbean more in 1950s and i heard him talking about it and i said that was a great read. and it was. in listening to other people who is reading something interesting they usually talk about it. i usually end up with a pretty good book. >> where do you enjoy reading? >> probably more reading done on airplanes than anyplace else. you can read policy papers or really good book, you have a couple hours there or more so i do a lot of that in a try to be something every

. >> book tb recently visited capitol hill and asked republican congressman tom cole of oklahoma emma what are you reading? >> i'm reading a book by a guy named tom what we ate was in english offer kind of new historian called appeasement chamberlain, hitler, churchill and the road to war and then just finished up rick atkinson's great book and opening book of projected trilogy on the american revolution called the british are coming. cover the first couple years of the revolutionary war. how do you select the books you read?>> it's a variety of things. i tend to read book reviews. obviously that matters in local newspapers. sometimes i will just hear about a book, a number of years ago, picking up the book devotion by adam nacos about two carrier pilots, one of them shut down and died in the korean war in 1950 and i heard him talking about the book on mpr. i said that sounds like a great read and it was. and listen to other people as well out there reading something interesting they will usually talk about it. no systematic way but i usually end up with a pretty good book. >> where y