According to foreign media reports, Tom Cole, chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that he is pushing for a stopgap measure to postpone the threat of a government shutdown this month until November to buy time for funding negotiations. Congress must now reach an agreement by September 30 to maintain government funding or face the risk of its first shutdown in years. When asked about his preferred timetable for a stopgap measure, Cole said he would like to see a stopgap measure "until November" that would freeze funding at current levels while lawmakers negotiate a bill for fiscal year 2026. Cole said lawmakers are specifically discussing postponing the deadline to at least November 6, but he added, "We will be there before Thanksgiving at the latest, like the 20th." (Jinshi)