Richard B. Nugent: “I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, at this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the…”

I thank Sheriff Reichert so very much for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we are here at a very solemn time in the law enforcement community. National Police Week is the week that we honor those who have fallen the year before and in all of the…

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 thank the gentleman from Washington, Sheriff Reichert. That is a term of endearment. It is won, a title that you earn. It is an opportunity to lead a great body of men and women. So when Sheriff Reichert wanted to do this hour…

Last year, the 113th Congress appropriated $220 million dollars for the sole purpose of accelerating the development of a domestic rocket propulsion system.