Tom Cole: “I am delighted, I want to go on record, this idea of having a contingency fund to deal with the fire problem.”

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.

Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration

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

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.