Tom Cole: “I don't think there is much doubt that a rapidly growing economy is kind of a precondition.”

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.

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.

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.