Tom Cole: “We will try to get to a deal. I don't believe in, you know, CRs.”

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

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.

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 want to take away the possibility of a shutdown between now and the election.