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In order to balance a household budget, living within your means is key. Hardworking American families understand this reality and plan budgets that anticipate paying for basic needs like housing, utilities, clothing and food and for extras like eating out, going to the movies or taking a trip. Setting spending limits that don’t exceed income is how millions of Americans manage their budgets.

The Journal Record - Journal Record Staff

Ripples from the federal government shutdown continued to spread across Oklahoma this week, with effects ranging from canceled airplane sales to home loan approval delays to court stays.

It’s not surprising or uncommon when people disagree. We see differing points of view in every aspect of our lives, but one of the great things about being American is the fact that we’re all entitled to have an opinion and state it loudly if we choose. From birth onward, every individual finds the belief system that makes the most sense and through that, values are shaped and opinions defined. So we learn to expect disagreement as part of life, and in so doing, we also realize the necessity of discussion, negotiation and compromise. That’s how we get along.

Norman Transcript - Congressman Tom Cole

As I explained in numerous town hall meetings back in August, government shutdown is harmful to hard-working Americans, and using it as a strategy to repeal Obamacare is sure to fail, especially when its namesake is in the White House.

To be clear, I oppose Obamacare. I voted against it and, since passage, I have voted 41 times to either repeal it fully or partially. Seven of these bills have actually become law, modifying the Affordable Care Act and saving taxpayers $62 billion.