Tom Cole: “Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend again. I again express my appreciation for the point that she…”

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.

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.

Like you, Mr. President, Steve has been the victim of lawfare conducted by the Biden Administration