Tom Cole: “Perhaps, if the cap could be lifted, you know, Tribes would have more flexibility in identifying maintenance versus new…”

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

We're going to be in a crunch time.

It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.

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.