I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster), who is the House's only nuclear physicist.

Let me say that we can't fear the future. We must invest in research and development. I want to point out that the then-chair, the Naval Reactors Director, Admiral Richardson, testified before the House Armed Services Committee. He said…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following new section: SEC. 31__. FUNDING FOR LOW-ENRICHED…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Today I rise in strong support of the fiscal year 2020 NDAA, and I would like to thank Chairman Smith for his work on this important legislation. I am particularly pleased with the provisions in…

Our military is the finest in the world, but there must be accountability and the Department must live within its means. Mr. Chair, I commend Chairman Smith for striking an appropriate balance with this NDAA, and I urge my colleagues to…

I rise with deep sadness to remember a luminary in the field of cybersecurity. Michael Assante passed away last Friday. The many tributes that have poured in from people in the ICS security community are a testament to his pioneering work…

I yield back the balance of my time.

I have been trying to draw attention to and prioritize cybersecurity now for over a decade.

I completely agree.

This program is very important to me: first, because in 1997, my home state of Oregon became the first state in the nation to create a Lifespan Respite Program to provide relief to family caregivers.

One of my concerns, though, is that the Federal investments will supplant rather than complement State and local funding.

I have often joined my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to boost resources for family caregivers taking care of a child or adult with special needs.