It is such a strategic place in the Caribbean and a national security interest.

Today I would like to speak to you about a transfer of property and detainees from Guantanamo Bay Naval Station.

Recently, the Castro government demanded that in order for normalization to continue between Cuba and the United States, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base must be transferred back to Cuba.

I introduced H.R. 4126, the Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act, which among other things would prevent the President from unilaterally ceding the base back to the Cuban government without the advice and consent of Congress.

While there appears to be no consensus on whether the President can modify the agreement alone, Congress is empowered to alter that statute by the statute the effect of the underlying 1934 treaty.

We should be up here in the government saying, 'Hey, wait a minute,' and go back to the EPA and say, 'Hey, we have done the research. We know this is safe.'

Secretary, when can we expect you and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be the biggest cheerleaders for the sound science in feeding the world's poor?

If we want global security and stability, make sure people's bellies are full.

Well, that is something. If you take it back because nobody wants to put more money into a program like that...

This is, this is not a good thing.

If they are supporting Hezbollah and giving this kind of technology to over 100,000 missiles, we can assume that is probably not for good reasons; right?

I am also concerned that the EPA is drifting away from its goal set by Congress, which includes decisions based on sound science, rather than on input from outside groups trying to limit the use of the safe options for farmers.