Richard B. Nugent: “I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished ranking…”

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…

This is a decision that essentially takes the 'air' out of 'airborne.'

I absolutely appreciate the chairman doing that and would love to work with him.

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?