Tom Cole: “I want to do all 12; I’m crystal clear about that.”

We're going to be in a crunch time.

I hold the Democrats in the Senate most responsible, but I don’t excuse the Republicans for letting them do it.

For anyone questioning this legislation, the facts are simple — it extends the government funding deadline to Dec. 4, denying any party the opportunity to manufacture leverage before elections.

It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.