Norman D. Dicks: “These agencies have been understaffed far too long, and now we are seeing the ramifications.”

I support the amendment as well, and I appreciate the work of my friend and colleague from Virginia (Mr. Moran) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro on this issue. There are some reasons why these Mi-17 helicopters are sold to the Afghans. It's…

I'm very interested in this, and I want to talk to my good friend about this. I would like to work with you on it.

I reclaim my time. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman from Washington has expired. (By unanimous consent, Mr. Dicks was allowed to proceed for 1 additional minute.)

I recall--and you might remember--that we had a great discussion about synergism, about the synergy of the three legs of the triad giving some protection to the land-based missiles. I agree with the gentleman's overall premise that we…