Tom Cole: “If the gentleman will yield, no, Mr. Chairman, I do not. I would just highly recommend to my friends we do, since it…”

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.

Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration

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