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Chairman Cole on CSPAN: "The longer it goes on, the more damage will be done."

Published October 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:15

Congressman, have you heard from your Republican leadership and are there talks happening with the other side? Well, I hear from my leadership on a regular basis. Quite frankly, The House has done its job. We've actually passed the legislation for a clean continuing resolution. so we can continue to negotiate. Now we have to wait on the Senate to see what they're going to do. (00:15–00:26)

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