Norman D. Dicks: “Reserving the right to object, this only affects this bill tonight; isn't this correct?”

I, too, echo the gentleman's interest in the field of directed energy and solid-state laser technology. With the threats and environment that the warfighter and the intelligence community are facing, the addition of new technologies that…

The gentleman from New Jersey has my assurance we will work with him on this issue. And I would just say that our chairman has been a great leader on this issue. No one has done more than Bill Young on this. I look forward to working with…

I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding on this vital matter, and I completely concur with his stated clarification on this CR's funding and language regarding cybersecurity. I strongly supported the inclusion of this anomaly, and…

I ask the chairman to join me in urging the Department to implement systems medicine into the medical practices of all service branches. To facilitate the training of DOD medical personnel in systems medicine, the Defense Department should…