Norman D. Dicks: “Reclaiming my time, did you check the media reports to see if they were accurate? We've all heard of media reports that…”

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…

You don't fix the roads, you're going to drink the roads.

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

Tom Foley was my friend, mentor, and colleague in the House of Representatives.