Norman D. Dicks: “I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina, the ranking member of the Homeland Security…”

Regaining my time, just for a second, I worked to convert the B-2 bomber from a nuclear weapon carrier to a conventional carrier. Do you know why a conventional bomber is, I think, more of a deterrent than a nuclear bomber? Because with a…

In that respect I am totally supportive of what the gentleman is trying to accomplish. I yield back the balance of my time.

Tom Foley was my friend, mentor, and colleague in the House of Representatives.

I can assure the gentleman from New Jersey that the committee intends to fund those programs that most effectively minimize suicides. And I'd point out that in most of these situations, this money is going to be competitively awarded. But…