Tom Cole: “I have got actually both kinds of facilities and tribes in both situations in my district, and you know, it is pretty…”

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.

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

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