Madam Secretary, you have made up the rules out of thin air.

The proposed rules bear no resemblance to what is in the law.

I told you I was going to be hard on you on the CSP, and I am going to continue to be hard on you.

I understand virtually all expressing disappointment in the proposed rule.

So is the Administration requesting a change then in their budget proposal to reflect what we did?

I was shocked to find out that despite the fact that the comment period closed on March 2, the public and the press still does not have access to the comments.

But we are getting to the point now where farmers are just saying you are scoffing at the law.

I want to thank you, Madam Secretary, for what you have done for the Ames Lab and for coming out for the dedication of it.

I think agriculture has got a good story to tell there.

I wish it was earlier.

Take it to the bank--as long as I am here.

Is there an attempt by some to kill the suborning--to kill it before it even gets off the ground?

I am just saying, if we think about conservation as a commodity, compared to the commodity programs, and one for which society has said it is willing to pay, then it would seem that we need some kind of equivalency.

Which we said no cap.

I want to convey my thanks to the Secretary, to you, to Mr. Knight, for providing public access to the comments on the CSP proposed rule.

To deny country of origin labeling to America's consumers and producers is unacceptable; for USDA to remain evasive and unresponsive in attending to this issue is inexcusable.

I have never in all my 20 some years here encountered an agency denying access to public comments in this way, never.

The numbers are all within the margin of error.