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So, if someone has been assaulted, and they get PTSD, they qualify.

Could you do this? Could you have that group--and I applaud your efforts--give us the results?

When it comes to prevention--I'm sure there are all kind of technical things we're trying to do to protect the brain in a IED attack, but when it comes to PTS or--what kind of preventive measures are we employing?

Are we teaching people what to watch out for in their buddies?

I mean, we shot down more planes than anybody else because of our budget, because of sequestration, the CR's.

Only God knows how much of this we missed in past conflicts.

We want--you know, somebody asked this, but, you know, as I wrap up here and let other people ask additional questions, please tell us what we can do.

We have a broad surface area of old, outdated technology that is hard to secure, expensive to operate, and on top of all of that, the skill sets needed to maintain those systems are disappearing rather rapidly.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1638) to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 1638. Mr. Speaker, since construction began in 2006, the Department of Homeland Security's consolidated headquarters on St. Elizabeth's…

The Honorable Jeff Duncan, a Representative in Congress From the State of South Carolina:

Ronald Reagan used to talk about a 'shining city on the hill.' He said if that shining city on the hill had to have walls, then it needed to have gates to allow the normal flow of goods, commerce, and natural immigration.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I, once again, urge my colleagues to support S. 1638. I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for her words of support. This is the right thing to do--being good stewards of taxpayer…

It does not work if the taxpayers do not work with us, and in order for the taxpayers to do that, they have to have a level of confidence in the IRS.