Parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Is any time remaining on the other side because the gentlewoman moved to reserve her time? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland controls the only time remaining.

Woman, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 3 minutes remaining.

What is disingenuous is trying to make an argument that somehow this bill falls within current statute. The Budget Control Act is the controlling statutory authority, and this bill is 14 percent above the Budget Control Act. Now, most…

Let's get a handle on exactly what this amendment does. This amendment says that we are going to take one of the most controversial areas of research--controversial regarding the ethics of the research--and we are going to say the Federal…

Here we go again. Obviously, we took a 5- hour break, but now we are back to not making priorities. The bottom line is, now we are up to $27 million out of this basket of money that the Secretary has to manage a Department that is actually…

I am a physician. I have taken care of people for 35 years. I am not sure I should be lectured, Madam Chair, on the proper way to take care of people in this country with regard to their health. I understand the attraction of maybe…

We are showing the American people right now that we live in fantasy land. The bottom line is, the amendment that I and many of my colleagues voted for last night merely restores this bill to the current state of law. It makes it comply…

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

Before I came to Congress, I was a medical scientist. I actually held NIH grants. So, Madam Chair, I find it a little unusual that someone would criticize my opinion on medical science and dismiss it. But we live in a strange world. That…

Even though I don't oppose the amendment, I rise in opposition. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for this. This is a real problem that we have. As a physician, I will tell you, we haven't gotten this right yet. Again, I am an anesthesiologist, and I have been taking care of patients for 30 years…

Woman, the Trump administration followed the law. I know that for Congress here, we don't really like to follow the law. We think we make it for everybody else, and we don't have to follow it. In fact, the bill we are discussing today…

Are comments supposed to be addressed to the Chair? The CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair.

Woman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

Are remarks supposed to be directed to the Chair? The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair. Ms. DeLAURO. I will direct them to the Chair. Where were they? I support the gentleman's amendment.

So I assume that answer validates my point. Madam Chair, I withdraw the motion to rise. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the motion is withdrawn. There was no objection.

There are a lot of wonderful things we can do, but here is the problem: Since the last vote series, we have actually cut management by $22 million, and now we expect them to do more. This is wanting to have your cake and eat it too…

Parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Parliamentary inquiry, Madam Chair. Does any time remain on that side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland controls the only time remaining.

The bottom line is this is not the place and this won't do what the offer in support of the amendment says it is going to do, because the fact of the matter is that the DEA is the one that enforced the classification of schedule I. This…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have a parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

The bottom line is this bill already increases this program. With the committee report, page 59, we suggest an increase of $15 million. The $15 million in this amendment comes out of the Office of the Secretary. Again, I don't know how the…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.