Richard B. Nugent: “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?

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

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…

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