I am concerned that the Department has not prioritized these costly projects yet based on the value of services they provide to the core mission of the agency.

I believe it must maintain a focus on these projects that ensure weather forecasters have the data and information they need to protect life and property.

Making sure the Patent and Trademark Office is strong and that patents are high quality, and that they are being issued in a timely and appropriate manner is a real concern to me.

I'm confident that there's bipartisan support in Congress for trade agreements today.

The President's health care law has increased uncertainty, raised taxes by nearly half a trillion dollars, undermined the medical device industry that is so important to my home state of Minnesota, and caused millions of Americans to lose…

This is a real challenge, is these vapor shops.

I think it has taken too long to move the deeming rule forward and we are pushing very hard to get it out as a proposed rule.

I think a lot of people have that concern just about resources and how we're doing here.

Well, thank you for that.

My understanding is there's a new therapy that's in the pipeline that shows some promise.

thank you again for your leadership and for the FDA and all the things FDA does.