Tom Cole: “We have to remember the deal they are trying to enforce is when we had a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate.…”

It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.

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

It reinforces support for key allies - like Israel and Taiwan - and directly counters threats from Communist China and other regimes that challenge our interests and principles.

We're going to be in a crunch time.