Tom Cole: “And no, I will not yield. My time is very tight, and you have time to respond. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the…”

Mr. Speaker, last year, Democrats initiated the longest full government shutdown in American history. It severely impacted families, agencies, personnel, and services across the Nation. What should have been a lesson on how not to treat…

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

I don’t think you’re likely to see a Republican House and Republican Senate try to limit a Republican president.

I think DOGE has performed a really useful function and I don’t think it’s going to disappear.