Tom Cole: “I want to again thank all of the witnesses here.”

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

We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.

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

Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration