Tim Johnson: “I return to work today to this great body with a renewed spirit and a sharper focus.”

Today it is my hope that we will hear from you, Madame Secretary, about the progress that has been made by the USDA.

Would it not make sense to maintain the prohibition on Canadian livestock and meat exports into the United States until the United States can be comfortable that they have eliminated their backlog and that their inspection regime is…

The money was -- was -- was proposed to be provided a year ago. Second, you know, it -- it -- just is -- is frustrating that -- and -- and -- and -- and...

It seems to me that it should not be rocket science to figure out a monitoring system.