Norman D. Dicks: “I think what they would say is it has been a broken promise to America.”

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…

I thank the gentleman for his hard work on this issue and look forward to working with him.

I, too, echo the gentleman's interest in the field of directed energy and solid-state laser technology. With the threats and environment that the warfighter and the intelligence community are facing, the addition of new technologies that…

I ask the chairman to join me in urging the Department to implement systems medicine into the medical practices of all service branches. To facilitate the training of DOD medical personnel in systems medicine, the Defense Department should…