Parliamentary inquiry. Does any time remain on that side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has the only time remaining.

That is what I thought. That is what I thought. Madam Chair, parliamentary inquiry. So it is inappropriate for someone to speak while I have the floor. Is that correct? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair does not respond to hypothetical…

Parliamentary inquiry. That was not a hypothetical question. Someone was speaking while I had the floor. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has the only time remaining and is recognized.

If I can inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 45 seconds remaining.

This is a good cause. This is a good idea. But, you know, we have $10 billion in unspent CHIP funds sitting in a fund. So the question is: Why take this from the Secretary's office? I get it. Some people don't like the Secretary. Some…

I rise hesitatingly to oppose this amendment. This is not an inconsequential amount of money. This is $3 million, and it is taken out of the Secretary's office. It is not prioritizing and saying, well, this program is more important than…

I am not sure what this amendment does because it just says that you can't change the Office of Civil Rights in contravention of the statute that set up the Department. There is no change in the Office of Civil Rights. The bottom line is…

Parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Parliamentary inquiry, Madam Chair. Does any time remain on that side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland controls the only time remaining.

The bottom line is this is not the place and this won't do what the offer in support of the amendment says it is going to do, because the fact of the matter is that the DEA is the one that enforced the classification of schedule I. This…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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