Tom Cole: “These are public dollars, and that scrutiny is very, very appropriate and questions from all sides are very, very…”

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.

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