Tom Cole: “I think you have presided over this process which is a difficult one.”

I hold the Democrats in the Senate most responsible, but I don’t excuse the Republicans for letting them do it.

We're going to be in a crunch time.

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.

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.