With the high costs that are going to come up in feed stock--you name it--the energy costs, all of these things that are pounding away on them besides the flooding, the drought, and this and that.

The trade deals that we are trying to work would help that?

I think the lesson that we have learned today is if you want to not have to answer a lot of questions and be safe with your testimony you need to be up here with Dr. Glauber in the future.

We really do not have an energy policy right now. We are not using the resources that we have been given.

And then having an energy policy where we lower the price, long-term, would be helpful, I guess? Certainly?

I think the Country understands how important this agency is and I know you have your differences.

they do a tremendous job. They are a great citizen and we are very proud to have the plant there.

I think it is hard to do that until you know what the final definitions are.

I do not think that Chairman Gensler knows what all these 31 working groups and 51 regulations are going onto the detail that we would like to know.

I think it is important that this Committee here work together to try and monitor the work that is done by the CFTC, the Fed, and the SEC to make sure that these troubles with the bill, the concerns that we have, are not compounded.

I do not like that at all. I do not think that is the way to be treated.

I do not think right now that they really understand the impact of what is going to happen.

What am I going to tell a local manufacturer?

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In these very difficult economic times, not only does that increase markets and things like that, but that really is a thing that will help provide another security network.

I would really encourage you, and I know you are doing this, but some things were done after Katrina...

Thank you, Madam Chair, and we appreciate you all being here. Your testimony is really very, very helpful.

I would love to hear from the liaisons themselves, you know, that are actually doing this work.