Tom Cole: “I am just skeptical if it really is, and this has come to me rather recently.”

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

We're going to be in a crunch time.