Tom Cole: “Probably when I talk to my police chiefs that I am privileged to represent, I always ask them what is your top problem?…”

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.

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.