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On the recordJuly 22, 2026
Our conference refuses to let the obstruction and inaction of Senate Democrats trigger another manufactured shutdown at the end of September. That is why we are acting before a funding lapse crisis, not in response to it.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Commenting on the need for a stopgap measure.

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