On the recordJuly 6, 2011
Mr. Chairman, first, I would like to recognize the gentleman, C.W. ``Bill'' Young, who is a stalwart not only to this Congress but also to the men and women of the United States military, for his hard work in support of not only making sure our men and women have what they need, but making sure that he stands behind that, making sure that they get money well spent on behalf of the taxpayers. Also, I would like to thank Chairman Hal Rogers and certainly the gentleman from Washington (Norm Dicks) for their hard work and dedication and trying to work on traumatic brain injury, known as TBI, and also posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, and to thank all three of them, and others in this Congress, for their continued support by increasing funding for TBI and PTSD in this overall bill by $125 million. While I understand the long-standing practice of the committee for not designating specific TBI funds, my amendment confirms the House's support for this amendment which I have offered many times, and certainly related to TBI in May of this year to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011.
