We are going to have to go after the middle men, the source, the other major consumers, but we are going to have to set an example here.

It is interesting. The gentleman argues that-- amazingly--somehow a chaplain is not going to be open to serving the spiritual needs of all, whether they be gay or otherwise. There is nothing in this amendment that says anything about the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

The amendment before you today holds the Department of Defense to current accepted DOD policy and standards when appointing military chaplains. It maintains the status quo, which has been well accepted for decades, if not centuries. My…

May I ask how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana has 1 minute remaining.

I'll tell you what a drug addict told me. He said, Doctor, every addicting substance is a gateway drug, and marijuana is no exception to that.

Yes, the medicinalization, the decriminalization, and the legalization of marijuana has been sweeping the Nation.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Garamendi

I have amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Let me say that in this discussion you may have heard reference to the 10th Amendment and the Commerce Clause. Let me address that. I want to get that out of the way, because I have talked tremendously over the past few days and weeks…

I thank my friend, Mr. Wolf. Look, first of all, let's be clear, marijuana is an addicting substance. It is schedule I, it is against Federal law, it was passed that way into the CSA in 1970. What this amendment would do is, it wouldn't…

So it has been culturally accepted for many generations; whereas, marijuana hasn't. So if alcohol is a problem, why do we want to add another problem in the form of marijuana?

If the gentleman will again yield, alcohol has been a part of our society and culture for thousands of years as part of our religious practices. It was impractical to have a prohibition.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I would say to you that science tells us that the more drugs--whether it is marijuana or heroin or whatever--are out there in society, on the shelves in homes, the more likely children will get…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: On page 23, line 24 after ``893,000,000'' add ``(reduce by $866,000)''. On page 100, line 17, after ``$0'', add ``(increase…

I want to thank my good friend, Chairman Wolf, for all the many years of service he has provided and the great work he is doing on this appropriation. My amendment simply reduces the Department of Justice's general legal account by…

Today the subcommittee will examine the Fish and Wildlife Service's recent efforts to further regulate oil and gas activities within the National Refuge System.

I would rather have it in the hands of Louisiana, rather than blanket regulations across the United States by the Service.

any new Federal regulations must recognize that States are already regulating development, and should have primacy over these oil and gas wells within the refuge system.

When you have a government that wants to function in a dictatorial way... then we are no longer a country of democracy.

the ability to address problems is far easier done at the State capital than here, in Washington.

So the statement that, 'I am from the Federal Government, I am here to help you' may not apply always in the case of Alaska.

I would discourage the Service from assuming that it must mirror other Federal agencies such as the National Park Service or the Forest Service.

We do not have any privately operated wells that have been abandoned or currently don't have a sponsor for dismantlement, repair, and restoration.