I think it is a constitutional issue as well. And I think it means a lot when people of your stature tell us that it matters to the men and women that we have put in harm's way to do difficult things for us.
Cole stresses the importance of congressional support for troops.
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We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.
Our conference refuses to let the obstruction and inaction of Senate Democrats trigger another manufactured shutdown at the end of September. That is why we are acting before a funding lapse crisis, not in response to it.
It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.
We want to take away the possibility of a shutdown between now and the election.
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