mr. garamendi: thank you for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. williams, for five minutes. thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the tremendous work of the center for brain health at the university of texas at dallas and its brain performance institute. not only do their programs and research benefit the public, they have a team that specifically focuses on serving active duty service members, veterans, military, spouses and caregivers. more than 2 1/2 million men and women have admirably worn the uniform to provide tect america's freedom since 9/11. sadly, nearly 20% of them come back from iraq and afghanistan with ptsd or major depression. more than 250,000 service members have sustained a traumatic brain injury in the last decade. this ring that i wear is a sobering reminder that 22 service members or veterans commit suicide each and every day. something has to be done to help these heroes battle their inner enemies and that's where the brain health team

mr. garamendi, for four minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general dempsey, thank you very much for your service, and secretary, the same. we appreciate all that you're attempting to do. my question, general dempsey, are we at war in iraq and syria? >> we are at war against isil, yes, sir. >> since that is the case, would you, secretary, please provide in writing the most recent legal authority for the united states to conduct such a war? we know that previously there was talk of the war powers act, but apparently that is no longer the case since 90 days has passed and we're still at war. perhaps there's the iraq or the afghanistan authorization to use military force. but i'd like to have the most recent legal justification, if you would, please, for the record. also, we heard the chairman in his opening remarks say that any authorization to use military force that is not unlimited is dead on arrival. since the chairman is not here, perhaps his staff could tell the chairman that at least this member of this committee would love the see his pr

mr. garamendi, for four minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general dempsey, thank you very much for your service, and secretary, the same. we appreciate all that you're attempting to do. my question, general dempsey, are we at war in iraq and syria? >> we are at war against isil, yes, sir. >> since that is the case, would you, secretary, please provide in writing the most recent legal authority for the united states to conduct such a war? we know that previously there was talk of the war powers act, but apparently that is no longer the case since 90 days has passed and we're still at war. perhaps there's the iraq or the afghanistan authorization to use military force. but i'd like to have the most recent legal justification, if you would, please, for the record. also, we heard the chairman in his opening remarks say that any authorization to use military force that is not unlimited is dead on arrival. since the chairman is not here, perhaps his staff could tell the chairman that at least this member of this committee would love the see his pr