Norman D. Dicks

The restoration of the Florida Everglades has been one of our five national priorities. And I, too, want to compliment the gentleman for his support. We have moved forward with the Tamiami bridge and other important projects. This is a…

First of all, the President has made a very strong case for our military action in Libya. I think, as Commander in Chief, he has the authority. We had a U.N. resolution, the NATO allies were involved and so was the Arab League. There is…

I am going to read this amendment: ``None of the funds made available by this act may be used to enter into a contract that allows the contractor to use amounts paid to the contractor under such contract to pay a tax to the Afghan Ministry…

I thank the chairman and look forward to working with him on this and other matters in our oversight of the Joint Strike Fighter Program. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Polis

The amendment would prohibit DOD from developing or manufacturing a newly designed flight suit for members of the Armed Forces. In November of 2010, the Air Force awarded a $99.4 million contract over 7 years to research, develop, and…

I will work with the gentlelady on DOD lung cancer research. We have $10.2 million in the budget this year, and money for other forms of cancer and treatment efforts, in light of the serious problems facing military members. This is a very…

We're working the list up, so I will share it with the gentleman down in the gym. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake). The question was…

Last year we were $17 billion below last year, $9 billion this year. So we're making some serious cuts in this budget.

The allocation for the Defense bill has already been reduced by $9 billion. Funding for the research and development title of the bill has been reduced from the 2011 level by nearly $2 billion. Further reductions risk harming critical…

I think the gentleman from Illinois brings up a very important issue, and I too look forward to working with the gentleman to ensure that classified data is protected from misuse and theft. Cybersecurity may be the most important defense…

I agree with the chairman and stand ready to work with the gentleman--and I commend him for the work that he's been doing over the years--to reach out to all regions of the country to bring the best and brightest into the military…

I would point out that the chairman of this committee, Mr. Young, and his wife, Beverly, have been some of the strongest advocates for our Wounded Warriors and he has led the fight in our committee to increase the funding for traumatic…