I find it hard to believe that the President could spotlight his commitment to reducing gun violence in America when his administration is granting clemency petitions for criminals convicted of gun crimes.

The subcommittee now stands in recess until Thursday, March 3, at 10:30 a.m., when we will take the testimony of Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

Since President Obama took office, Congress has consistently, on a bipartisan basis, prohibited the closure of the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay through multiple pieces of legislation.

I want to say thank you for your work. In your interim time at FDA, you have been certainly a pleasure to work with.

Without objection, I have got a letter that I would like to submit for the record.

Counterterrorism is a top priority for this subcommittee, and the work TEDAC conducts is critical given that I.E.D.'s are still prevalent and dangerous tools used by terrorists at home and abroad.

I think the concern is probably China. And do we have different standards in place for places like China than we do in the United States?

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Have you advised the President on using executive actions to close the Guantanamo prison and transfer terrorist detainees to American soil, despite the law?

Do you personally believe--you are the chief law enforcement officer of the country--that noncitizens should be allowed to vote in U.S. elections, although they are not American citizens?

That is the law right now, isn't it?

I believe it is a complicated matter that requires examination from a variety of different fronts.

I hope to learn more this morning on what you are doing to take positive steps in these areas.

Unfortunately, your budget assumes many areas of tax increases, new user fees, changes in mandatory spending, and other spending sources that are beyond the purview of this subcommittee.

I expressed to you at our hearing in January my apprehension about the President's Clemency Initiative.

I fear that the President's request has realized concerns of many past and current stakeholders about the unintended consequences associated with these proposed reforms.

I commend you for that, and as a cancer survivor, I certainly appreciate the elimination or the proposed elimination of all of the silos that have slowed down the collaboration.

the importance of U.S. exports to the agriculture sector, and this is one of the few sectors of our economy that has a consistent trade surplus.