I still believe this to be an important goal.

I think that it's very important for soft diplomacy that we continue to keep this program here.

I'm open to sitting down with you and others, and talking about ways that we can reform it.

I do have a concern about some agencies as they reduce staff, might the program integrity suffer.

But basically, the article points out that the administration at USDA made certain decisions that maybe maximized claimants chances of receiving a settlement and that there possibly was fraud and fraudulent tactics on the parts of the…

Thank you, Senator Tester.

Okay.

I just sent a letter last week trying to jack that loose.

We need to move on to the second panel at this point, but I do have some questions about the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Center. I do not support the closing of that center.

And for my last question, I want to have some questions for the record as well, but for my last question, I'd like to ask about a sensitive subject at USDA, because USDA has had some problems in this area of civil rights over the years.

I oppose the move that the administration is proposing.