Tom Cole: “I think we are in an era when artillery really matters.”

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley), who is a member of the Appropriations Committee.

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 speaker is very insistent that we go all the way.

I've learned never to dismiss out of hand anything the president says, but it would take a constitutional amendment.