Curing disease and suffering is something that even this Congress can agree on on both sides of the aisle. This is obvious from tonight's debate. Preventative measures are important, but there are still diseases that we don't understand…

Let's review what we have. What we have is a situation where last year it wasn't the DEA that held up the seeds; it was getting an import license. And then subsequent to that, obviously the DEA had to test those seeds. The U.S. Congress…

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

May I inquire of the Chair how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The job of the DEA is not simple. The job of the DEA is to stop drug use and drug abuse in the United States. Sometimes the job isn't easy. When it comes to hemp, the job is not easy because, Mr. Chairman, hemp and marijuana are both…

As a veteran and a physician and someone who has treated veterans, I appreciate the sacrifice our men and women in uniform have made and our duty to give them the best possible care. That means care based on real science, not promise, not…

This week, the House Republicans rolled out next year's budget and laid out a clear plan to balance the budget in less than 10 years, cut $5.5 trillion in deficit spending, and fully repeal ObamaCare. It will work to cut waste and create a…

If we tell an airline passenger their fee is going to security, it ought to go to security.

Could you commit to weekly updates of the H-2B cap count on the Web site so at least our employers know how close we are getting to the new lower cap that you have imposed?

Do you know what the current H-2B processing timeframes are right now? You have to get back--you can get back to me, but I would appreciate it if it were pretty timely.

But this year they are only accepting 33,000. I guess, what happens if some are rejected?

But one thing that came up is: Why did DHS suspend the premium processing once the--in general, why has premium processing for H-2B been suspended, the ability of the employer to pay a little extra to have expedited processing in 15 days?

Well, Mr. Secretary, in all fairness, H-2B is important to this economy.

I mean, these employers--there is a lot of lip service paid to employment and the importance about it.

I think they do a great job for the communities, and I am a little concerned that they came up with that.

Why is NIH only 3 percent? I mean, you know, if the administration always talks about the importance of research...

I would hope that through the interagency process, again, as my colleague from Iowa has suggested, that you aggressively protect American farmers from this intrusion by the EPA and Corps of Engineers on their water.

Maryland's health exchange was a disaster. They are now in court.

So with Pell Grants, that statement is not true, is that right?

Mr. Secretary, very clearly, I am not talking about administration costs, I am not talking about evaluation costs. I am talking about actually parents getting to have their children take advantage of D.C. Opportunity Scholarships, new…

Graduation rates were up some? Ninety-one percent versus 70 percent? Mr. Secretary, that is your idea of graduation rates up some?

It is just plain not true, what your testimony was.

I would hope that your department was consulted extensively prior to proposing the rule because of the disproportionate impact on agriculture.

No, my question was not adjusted for inflation, because that is what it says here, without adjustment for inflation.

People are just afraid that the irrigation ditches are going to be declared navigable waters of some kind.