mr. mckee: if i have time at the end, bill happy to queeled. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, just to again reit rat -- reiterate what the department of defense has told us that statement we received yesterday, yesterday afternoon, from the department of defense. i'd like to read just a couple of things from it. the department of defense, and i'm quoting, strongly opposes the provision because it would severely restrict the collection of intelligence through interrogations, undercut the department's ability to recruit srses and impose an unreasonable administrative and logistical burden on the war fighter. a statutory video recording requirement will be a matter of public record. detainees will therefore know through counter resistance training that anything they say can be recorded and could be used against them in a courtroom or to gain leverage with other detainees. this will inhibit detainees from cooperating with interrogators and undercut the most effective technique, establishing rapport with detainees. if

mr. chairman, say a word. of thanks. we have thanked the saff and the leadership, they've done so very, very well. and we've thanked the members, bud mckee -- buck mckeon and the ranking members, all made their excellent statements. one group we need to give a special thanks to, that's the young men and young women in uniform as well as the civilian employees of the department of defense. they are very special and we are appreciative and grateful for their efforts. thank you. the chair: the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: how much time do i have remaining? the chair: one and a half minutes. mr. mckeon: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the chair: he doesn't want -- mr. mckeon: i would like to second what the gentleman was saying and thank all those men and women in uniform. he was sincerely wanting to thank them. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i yield 30 seconds to my colleague from california, mr. schiff. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. schiff: i thank the chairman and i want to talk about the program to hav