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Obviously, African Swine Fever is a big topic of concern. Certainly, in my State of North Carolina, we have a lot of pork production in my neck of the woods.

Food security is national security.

May I inquire as to the amount of time left. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Sablan). The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 10 minutes remaining.

I have never seen such a timely interagency response, and I am grateful for that.

As a matter of congressional oversight of the implementation of public laws, that ongoing process is the insurance that we will have faithful implementation of our laws in a way that conforms with congressional intent.

I just want to ask you: Do you currently have within your capacity, the staff, the necessary ingredients to get these rules enacted in a timely fashion?

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and thank you to our witnesses for your time again this week.

Dodd-Frank was sold as an answer to consumer protection and financial stability. But it has resulted in increased costs for financial institutions and more headaches and paperwork for Americans.

I am dead serious on actually lowering prescription drug prices.

Those bills today are nothing more than a political statement.

The American economy is strong. We had an unexpectedly high economic growth rate for the first quarter with 3.2 percent.

The increased costs for complying with these hollow disclosures will only stifle growth and discourage more companies from going public, ultimately hurting American workers and mainstream investors.

Well, I certainly can concur that we need to do that.

We are going to fully reinstate the Voting Rights Act, Section 4, as well as some changes that probably need to be made to Section 5.

There is as much voter discrimination and suppression today as there was in 1965.

America is great because Americans are good.

The Constitution says that every single citizen has the right to vote, an unfettered, unabridged, right to vote.

I don't fight for States' rights because whenever I hear States' rights, I think slavery.