Tom Cole: “It is a recognition of how important it is for Congress to turn not only their resolve into making life better for them.”

The bill before us is a clean, narrowly tailored continuing resolution that keeps the government open and operating. Nothing more. Nothing less.

We're going to be in a crunch time.

The Senate has wasted the entire year and a half. They have not passed a single bill.

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.