Tom Cole: “I would caution my friends, I think you are making precisely the same mistake now.”

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

Look, no president - and administrations - don’t get to dictate what’s going to happen here. Congress is not the Army.

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.

Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking the gentlewoman, the distinguished ranking member of the full committee. There are a lot of things we disagree on, but we do not disagree on the importance of the power of the purse and the Article…