Norman D. Dicks: “I rise in very strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington is…”

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Lee of California

I thank the gentleman for his hard work on this issue and look forward to working with him.

There ought to be a competition. I mean, there is no reason that this should be sole-sourced. There should be an opportunity for American contractors to compete, and one thing we're going to have to work on is logistics and their ability…

I now yield to Suzan DelBene to address the House. Ms. DelBENE. I want to thank Congressman Dicks and Congressman Hastings for the very kind introduction. It's a great honor to be here. Mr. Speaker, Leader Pelosi, members of the Washington…