Tom Cole: “I don’t know. I’d have to go back and check.”

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.

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

I hold the Democrats in the Senate most responsible, but I don’t excuse the Republicans for letting them do it.

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