Tom Cole actually said...

"I think we can make those efforts bipartisan."

"We do, and I would be remiss not to point this out, have a fundamental disagreement overall with the President's budget in the sense that we think there is too little in defense, too much in domestic ..."

"I would love to have the opportunity on another occasion to talk to you and address this and find out ways we could work together."

"You are spot on in terms of the need and the importance of forward funding those programs to protect them, just like we do the veterans program."