mr. whitfield, i have to confess. i'm not sure exactly what is being referred to. i know that our fy '12 budget, our budget, and there may be other statements in other budgets that i'm not familiar with. our fy '12 budget included additional lobbying restrictions which we are actively working to comply with which not only applied to our department, which have been in place for traditionally for years and we have complied within terms of lobbying, but also now apply to downstream grantees who receive money through the prevention fund. we are updating our grant language, enhancing our oversight. i'm not -- -- >> i think that's commendable. i do appreciate it. but the president, the prohibition has been very specific about using those funds at the federal level, state level or local level. and the president explicitly in his 2013 budget allows those funds to be used at the local level. and my question to you would be do you know why that action was taken by the white house? >> again, i would be -- i will provide a more thorough answer in writing. what i have just been

mr. whitfield had a number of observations that he wanted entered inttoo record, and i would ask to enter those now under unanimous consent. >> reserving the right to object. i know you handed that to us, but we haven't had time to really look at it. so if we could take a look ate before we agree to unanimous consent. >> all right. we'll wait until you take a look at that. and recognize the ranking member for five minutes questions follow-up. >> thank you. madam secretary, i just want to give you an opportunity to address somewhat of a others have said. clearly the matter of insurance coverage for fda-approved contraceptives under the aca has become controversial. unfortunately, what i think has been lost in the debate is an understanding of how hhs arrived at the decision it's made. and i just ask you to take a few moments. you know, i've got four minutes or so, to provide the broader picture, to tell us about the aca's provisions on preventative health services and women's preventative health services, the role of study on preventative women's health services and the processes in develo

mr. guthrie is five minutes. >> thanks for coming this morning. i want to touch on what my colleague from kentucky, congressman whitfield was talking about on the community transfer grants. there's evidence they're being used to lobby pending positions and i would agree that if you look at the language in the

mr. guthrie is recognized for five minutes. >> thanks for coming this morning. i want to touch on what my colleague from kentucky, congressman whitfield was talking about on the community transfer grants. there's evidence they're being used to lobby pending positions and i would agree that if you look at the language in the budget you're striking the language that was put in the appropriations act. but you do leave no part of any appropriation contained in this act shall be used to pay the salary expenses of federal, state, but you do leave in for locals. congress and the state legislature, but you strike local? so you take that language out so it seems that you're -- that the proposal of the grant access to the local because it says in the law that no money shall be enacted by congress without express authority by congress. so it appears the way i read this that you're asking for authority at the local. but anyway, but the current law the way i read it, now that's going forward. obviously it's not enacted because it's a proposed budget, but the grants were put out under the existing laws as you said. i think you said it applied to yo

mr. secretary, you're recognized for five minutes for an opening statement. >> thank you. chairman whitfield, ranking member rush, chairman upton, ranking member waxman, members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the department of energy's fy '13 budget request. to promote economic growth and security, president obama called for an all of the above strategy that developed every source of american energy. the american -- the president wants to fuel our economy with domestic energy resources will increase our ability to compete in the clean energy race. the departments fy '13 budget request of 27.2 billion guided by the president -- >> excuse me for interrupting. mr. bush said he could not hear you. is your microphone on? >> i'm wondering actually, i'm have difficulty hearing you as well. if the person in charge of the audio and visual can crank it up a bit. [inaudible] >> that seems to be better. >> thank you. >> to promote economic growth and strengthen security, president obama has called for all the above strategy to develop every source of american energy. the pres