Andy Harris

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes 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…

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

If I can inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 45 seconds remaining.

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.

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

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

This is a modest request, but it is offset by a reduction in departmental management funds. Now, there are a number of amendments that do that. Obviously, if we do too many amendments that do that, you will leave nothing for the department…

Read the plain language of the amendment. It decreases an amount, and it increases an amount. That is all it does. It doesn't increase funding for firearm violence. If the gentleman were so interested in doing more, more research, he could…

I do think that one thing the Federal Government can do is expand the ability of states to be forward-thinking in how they provide alternative education.

I want to thank you for thinking outside of the box in how to--in how to reverse some of that.

The Federal Government says--you know, it is the words of Ronald Reagan, you know, the nine most dangerous--however many words it is, you know, 'I am here from the Federal Government and I am here to help.'

It is a shame that the new House majority, instead of fully funding border security, a few minutes ago actually passed H.J. Res. 46, which would reverse the President's emergency declaration that he signed 2 weeks ago that secures our…

Congress's own law mandates that you meet certain budgetary caps and there's certain constraints there.

I'm worried that it could disappear. Could you--that the use of Roundup could disappear.

What action are you taking?

I don't see any action at all. I mean, I am going to walk into that store 2 weeks from now, and it is still going to have a food supplement, CBD food supplement--foods that have it as a supplement.

How is this not analogous? Is the next thing that someone in your shop is going to say, 'You know what? Some States approve it. It is a profitable product. Let's go ahead and lend money for marijuana growth.'

That is only the definition of hemp. That is a botanical definition that separates it from other cannabis products.

Why would the Farm Credit Administration wade into that in a period of regulatory uncertainty?

The raising of that crop for other than use to make the FDA-licensed drug is actually of questionable legality.

That crop, I have got to tell you, if you are raising it just for the rope, for the fiber, it is probably not a profitable crop for a lot of farmers.

I understand that my colleague has brought it up already. But I need to dissect this a little further because we just had the head of the National Institute of Drug Abuse testify.