Tom Cole: “We are all blessed, because we are in an institution that has the ability to push that edge of the envelope in order to…”

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

The Senate has wasted the entire year and a half. They have not passed a single bill.

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.

Our conference refuses to let the obstruction and inaction of Senate Democrats trigger another manufactured shutdown at the end of September. That is why we are acting before a funding lapse crisis, not in response to it.