Tom Cole: “I love the Appropriations Committee. I mean, I really tell people I don't care if you are on the left or the right, the…”

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.

We want to take away the possibility of a shutdown between now and the election.

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.