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Tom Cole: “The big event of the last week has been the decision by the…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 3.2.26

Published | Video Starts at 06:43

And then should people currently holding office, like in Congress, run who they want in those seats to replace them. That's number one for the country, no question. The big event of the last week has been the decision by the president to strike Iran. And this is a decision I know he made reluctantly. He had been in negotiations to try and persuade Iran to abandon Iran. It's terrorism, quite frankly. (06:43–06:51)

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