Tom Cole: “I look forward to working with him and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to make sure that we get this…”

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.

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

We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.

We're going to be in a crunch time.