Tom Cole: “I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question, and I reserve the balance of my time.”

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 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.

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