We could not assure the American people here today that in the event of something similar to what happened in Japan, we would be in a position to take care of the needs of the people in the areas where the nuclear disaster occurred.

The President's budget makes a good start in that direction.

good farm policy is important to every single American and people all over the globe.

we have to be very judicious and have very strong prioritization so that we don't end up having people talk us out of continuing to support agriculture in advance of the bad times.

Can you explain why OMB seems to be focused so much on USDA spending?

Yes, as you point out, it has been a tremendous savings, if we can just get these drugs to market.

These are indeed days of hard decisions.

Then why did you tell Mr. Inslee one thing and the Inspector General another?

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Our food must be safe, our people must not go hungry, our farm and rural economies must remain strong.

Thank you very much, Senator Pryor.

Mr. Secretary, as we've all been trying to find ways to reduce Government spending, we received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a list of suggested places to cut spending across the entire Government.

What are you doing about ensuring that the EPA's policies are based on a diversity of sources for scientific input into its decisions?

It is important to ensure that dairy farmers have access to the workers they need.

If we can use this authority to track down a drug lord, why shouldn't we also use it to prevent a terrorist attack?

The gentleman's time has expired.

I am concerned about the timeline of implementing the physician sunshine provisions (section 6002) of the Affordable Care Act.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 525, the Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act. Although we may not know it, our health depends, in part, on a small army of veterinarians working in public health. Their role was never…