Is it still something you think, in your estimation, is appropriate for us to move forward with?

I think these are effective techniques. I have been researching them for a long time.

I think this is an opportunity for us to, you know, amplify what you are doing and talk a little bit about how we have this continuous coverage into the VA and drive down costs.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the gentleman from Texas for his kind words as well. Madam Speaker, from the Book of Isaiah, chapter 6, verse 8: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And I said, Here…

The defense industrial base is an important national asset, which those of us in the industrial Midwest certainly know.

We have been blessed with President Obama's first additive manufacturing institute of these 15 institutes he wants to stand up in the field of manufacturing.

General Amos, it is sad to see you depart, but I have a feeling that you will still be around.

We need to rely more on our Air Guard and Reserve, and I appreciate that comment.

My concern is that we are hurting the mission at reserve bases like Youngstown by subjecting them to a death by a thousand cuts.

If we can start printing these parts ourselves in-house without transportation costs or any of the other necessary things that we need to do, I think it could be huge.

It is too high, too many, still happening.

we are forcing a lot of that down on you.