Tom Cole: “I do think that that whole area is one where, we as Americans, Democrats and Republicans, can celebrate where you showed…”

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

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.

We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.

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