The gentleman's time has expired. I apologize to Mr. Joyce.

I found it concerning that it was proposing a shift in responsibility from the States and private industry to the Federal Government.

There is no mandate, so you are doing just whatever you want to, any requirements you want to with the money.

It would be easy for the administration to come forward and say, 'Okay, let us talk.'

This to me is pretty----

I wish you had come to us to actually let us know what we could do to fix the problem.

But the President proposed and insisted it be in the Budget Control Act, but you haven't talked to him about the ramifications.

When there was a threat of a government shutdown, Mr. Almanza said that what would happen--because if the government shut down--I am quoting--'would impact business.'

Have you been told to make it as painful as possible, like other parts of the USDA?

Did anyone from the White House consult with you as to what was going to happen when his policy went into place?

I thank the chairman of the full committee for the opportunity to address this. I've been sitting here listening and heard the minority leader come to the floor and talk about children, about old people, about teachers--all these…

On March 4th, you warned airline passengers that they should get to the airports extra early because spending cuts had already led to long lines in some security check points.