Tom Cole: “It allows us to continue our transformation in the way we prepare people for the careers of today and tomorrow.”

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

It reinforces support for key allies - like Israel and Taiwan - and directly counters threats from Communist China and other regimes that challenge our interests and principles.

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

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