Richard B. Nugent: “It just sends a really disheartening message that 'We really don't care about you.'”

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…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

One of the recommendations I believe from that panel was also to invest more in medical countermeasures. Are we doing that? Are we investing more or are we staying status quo?

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