Tom Cole: “But pre-COVID, the way it was done was always by consent; in other words, we all agreed pretty much: We know these are…”

I hold the Democrats in the Senate most responsible, but I don’t excuse the Republicans for letting them do it.

For anyone questioning this legislation, the facts are simple — it extends the government funding deadline to Dec. 4, denying any party the opportunity to manufacture leverage before elections.

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.

The bill before us is a clean, narrowly tailored continuing resolution that keeps the government open and operating. Nothing more. Nothing less.