If I may, I won't speak for the rest of the members, but I would love the list in my district.

These anecdotal accounts help give us an understanding of the real-world experiences small businesses face and the challenges they face while trying to do contracting with a very large government bureaucracy.

We must ensure that this continues both for our warfighter and because it creates jobs here in the U.S.

DOD must continue its efforts of building a strategic dynamic contracting process, one that ensures those who have great products do not fall by the wayside.

Just an observation in the first 8 to 10 years of this decade when there seemed to be relative plenty to the defense budget, we were getting the same complaints.

Small and medium-sized businesses need to be part of the defense industrial base, and that means rethinking the current model.

In these current economic times, we must make good use of every tax-dollar we spend on defense.

However, we must ensure that the needs of the military to provide for national security and defense are not shortchanged.

On rollcall No. 707 I missed the vote due to a personal family issue. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 709, I missed the vote due to a personal family issue. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

On rollcall No. 708 I missed the vote due to a personal family issue. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

If we cut these programs, we harm our ability to grow the economy and create jobs.