Tom Cole: “What I do not want to see is the parties caught in litigation that is literally generations long.”

For anyone questioning this legislation, the facts are simple — it extends the government funding deadline to Dec. 4, denying any party the opportunity to manufacture leverage before elections.

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

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

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