Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, March 25, marked National Medal of Honor Day. Designated by Congress in 1990, the National Medal of Honor Day celebrates each of the men and women who have earned America's highest, most prestigious military…

America's 911 systems need another kickstart, the kickstart that can start right here in the Congress of the United States.

I am disappointed that we are sitting here today without a clear idea of how much upgrading our nation's 911 infrastructure will cost.

The expectation is by you, me, and us that that 911 fee or tax is going to go to funding and improving the 911 systems.

The state and future of 911 systems in this country is a critical issue.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my friend and an outstanding man from my home in Horry County, South Carolina, who has dedicated his entire life to education and public service. Mr. Neyle Wilson retired last month after 14 years of…

We need national solutions because citizens will not adopt these new technologies if they are not uniformly deployed and uniformly functional on a national basis.

We need to ensure that they have a strong partner in the federal government that is able to direct funding, expertise, and scale at this challenge.

But I can tell you I very much favor medical research, and I appreciate the work that you all are doing.

I'm so sorry because we all have so many meetings, and I really am sorry that I couldn't get here for all of your testimony.

I rise to support all the measures before the Foreign Affairs Committee this morning

I mean, you know, if we sit around, we let that happen, we're going to destroy the country, I mean, basically.

What would you all say about that, anybody?

Several years ago, I was the first one to cosponsor a bill to give the NIH a 100 percent increase in funding over a 5-year period.

the more we can justify the money we spend and what we get for our money, the more money will be available to us.

I think we will only get out of this collectively pushing back.

Those cuts would be arbitrary and indefensible. The people who are suggesting them have no idea what these programs do or what the cuts would mean for our ability to remain engaged as the world's super power.

Vladimir Putin has used his power not only to extend Russia's sphere of influence in violation of international law, but as the chairman pointed out, he has created a kleptocracy.