whenever susan davis would come to washington. susan davis particularly blitz today at the gabrielle lewis home. the closeness between the opposition and the embassy was the sort of which one sees very rarely. it is not consider diplomatic. when you are diplomatic you are trying to keep your ties open. you know much more than what is going on. i do think this was one of the great weaknesses. i think the embassy didn't know enough of what was going on in the ruling party and the ruling circles. i think the embassy shut itself out of that partly because it had to because of sanctions and cutoffs. also partly because he didn't try hard enough to maintain these. >> where susan davis today? >> i'm not sure. is living inr washington giving speeches. he is working with the state department. as the ambassador sitting in the state department of until the time he was replaced. >> as you go through the process of gathering information and writing chapters like this, what is coming across your mind about the way we do business? >> what i real

services subcommittee on military personnel, and i'm very grateful i had the pleasure of working with susan davis of california, i've been grateful to serve with chairman mckeon to draft this bill. supporting our service members and providing necessary resources for our military families and veterans is the primary function of the federal government. with the hopeful passage today of the national defense authorization act, we will help achieve this goal and he sure our national security remains in -- and ensure our national security remains in tact. today are provisions that the house and senate has agreed upon that will help keep american families safe and make sure our brave men and women in uniform are given the resources they have earn aed and deserve -- eamb earned and deserve. key provisions including awards of the purple heart to members of the armed forces like those at fort hood, mandates new criminal sexual assault reforms to prevent future crimes from occurring and offers support to victims in need. additional behavioral and psychological health programs will be made available to addre

legacy with this legislation, and i want to thank two of my colleagues in particular, congresswoman susan davis who represented this area before i did, and led this effort for the past several years. and congressman darrell issa for his support and great amendments to the bill. it's better because of his work. and i'm proud to have worked with them both to move this forward. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio. mr. gibbs: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. bishop: mr. speaker, we have no further speakers, so i urge adoption of this bill, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from ohio. mr. gibbs: mr. speaker, i, too, urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1378, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the