Tom Cole: “I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5…”

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.

We're going to be in a crunch time.

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

We want to take away the possibility of a shutdown between now and the election.