Tom Cole: “For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Worcester (Mr. McGovern), pending…”

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

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.

We're going to be in a crunch time.

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