Norman D. Dicks: “The air program has been flat-lined at $78 million since 1998.”

I move to strike the last word to engage in a colloquy with Chairman Young. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes.

I can assure the gentleman from New Jersey that the committee intends to fund those programs that most effectively minimize suicides. And I'd point out that in most of these situations, this money is going to be competitively awarded. But…

I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee.

While I would prefer to be doing our regular appropriation bills, I support this continuing resolution. H.J. Res. 117 avoids a government shutdown by continuing the full range of Federal activities at last year's rate of operations, plus…