Tom Cole: “Thank you for inviting me to testify on the budget request for the Committee on Rules for the 118th Congress.”

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

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

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

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.