Tom Cole: “The most recent funding shortfall, and particularly the reaction of the administration to it, is simply unacceptable.”

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.

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

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.