Thank you very much, Ms. Speier. I really appreciate you bringing the women's issue to this. The last 3 years of my mother-in-law's life were spent in our home as she went through the process of Alzheimer's. And it is, indeed, a women's…

Well, I get to represent the University of California- Davis, and it is in my district, although the hospital and the research center are not. So I guess we share the same sadness.

Tonight, I want to spend some time with my colleagues discussing something that we actually can do for every American family, something that the Congress of the United States can take action on soon, like this week, when we pass our…

Thank you so very much, Mr. Fattah, and thank you for your role on the Appropriations Committee trying to move the money into this research so that we can address this. You mentioned the Staglins out in California and their project, which…

I want today to talk about an illness that affects every American family. It is an illness that is devastating. It is Alzheimer's and related dementia. It is the most expensive illness in America today, and it will become even more…

we have an obligation here, and we should be about that.

this member of this committee would love to see his proposed authorization to use military force as broad as he might like to do.

Are they involved in any military activities in Iraq?

The success of our districts and the livelihood and future of our communities relies heavily on the devotion and service of those who go above the call of duty. The helpers willing to devote their time and energy to improving the lives of…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and a…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Ross), my friend and colleague.

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), my friend and colleague and a member of the Committee on Armed Services.