Tom Cole: “This is what my friends on the other side asked for — a clean bill. No partisan riders, no tricks, no things. And give…”

Long Islanders face some of the highest tax burdens anywhere in the Nation. At the same time, America, with our $38 trillion in debt, needs to start to freeze and cut spending wherever possible. When we deal with these financial issues…

I don’t think you’re likely to see a Republican House and Republican Senate try to limit a Republican president.

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.

The bill before us is a clean, narrowly tailored continuing resolution that keeps the government open and operating. Nothing more. Nothing less.