Norman D. Dicks: “Dear Mr. Dicks: As you and I discussed in a 4 September conversation, allegations have been made by the San Jose Mercury…”

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 agree with my colleague and look forward to working with you on this issue. Our National Guard and Humvee ambulances must have the cardiac monitoring and resuscitation equipment and capabilities needed to respond to terrorist attacks…

Tom believed in and practiced civility, and bipartisanship.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 329, noes 91, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 579] AYES--329…