Tom Cole: “That is exactly right, Mr. Chairman. That is exactly right. I was hopeful we could get it done in November or December…”

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

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

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

The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.