Norman D. Dicks

It is frustrating to know the source and yet not stop the flow of this deadly material.

We strongly support your efforts to defeat the enemy and stop as much as possible the use of IEDs.

And so I would encourage us to debate both sides of this issue, the needs of the Federal components and also the need for the domestic mission.

The Army has not budgeted properly. It hasn't put enough money in, whatever it is, shortfalls, the Budget Control Act, for whatever reason it is, we are not getting the Black Hawks that we need, right?

Well, we appreciate the way you have dealt with this problem and the fact that the Army, I think, is trying to be as fair as possible with these soldiers.

So forgive me if I tend to be a little bit stronger on this issue of readiness and spending and making sure that your soldiers have whatever they need.

Physical and mental health of our service members affects readiness.

The costs for the Defense Health Program have more than doubled over the past decade.

We are now taking a fundamentally different approach to how we do business with our acquisition reform.

It is often said that soldiers are the strength of the Army.

We recognize that the Defense Department will begin to implement significant changes in its strategy to address both emerging global security realities and the obvious financial challenges.

One of the most useful things about the health care reform, as far as I am concerned, is the additional funding to greatly expand the network of health centers.