This is, frankly, one of those organizations we all hope and pray no one ever needs, but when it is needed we want it to function effectively and properly.

But you don't always have those sufficient lines. So how do you make a determination?

I want to thank all of our panelists for the incredible work you do. All of us here feel that what you do is not only worthwhile, it is necessary.

But at that point it is in the family's hands and it is out of yours, and the family has their servicemember home, and making the arrangements from there is a different----

I am just curious, your thoughts and discussions of how this would impact DPAA.

So we are not talking months and months.

So once a servicemember is identified, and this is the question I asked Ms. Shirley earlier, what kind of timeframe from that point until when the family is able to receive their loved one and have a proper interment, or whatever they want…

We all are here to owe an enormous debt of gratitude to our service men and women who maintained for us the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here in this country.

It is estimated that about 82,000 American servicemembers remain unaccounted for from past conflicts, and we need to do everything we can to bring them home.

the law is not according to what was just identified by my colleague

I was not present for the following votes due to the passing of my father. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 603, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 604, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 605, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 606, ``yea''…

the choice was, unfortunately, very easy for other members to make.