09/09/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"I am a strong supporter of a modest set-aside of funding for laboratory-directed research and development, or LDRD."
"I later secured an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizing $15 million for the production of the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system in the Unit..."
"As we watch Pakistan modernize its capability... to contain that piece."
"Are we pursuing anything similar to what Israel has developed in the form of their directed energy Iron Beam system to protect against short-range rockets, artillery shells, and mortar bombs?"