Richard B. Nugent: “I appreciate it. And, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your comments, and I appreciate the work that you have done on this.…”

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''. Page 44, line 8, after the dollar amount…

They feel underappreciated. You know, they are not security guards; they are Capitol Police.

I want to make sure that the Chief of Police is accountable to you all and through oversight of this committee.

People forget that there is actually flesh and blood, parents and children, of those young men and women that are serving this country. They forget there are real people in those uniforms. And so that is why this is so important.