Tom Cole: “I really want to commend the Administration on this. We have had successive administrations... that did not sit down and…”

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

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

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.

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