Barbara Boxer actually said...

We shouldn't act hastily when just a few years ago or a couple years ago we were saying, oh, my God, we have to become more self-sufficient.

You disagree with the industry. They tell you they can do more; you're saying no, you can't.

the level was set at a level that the industry said was below what they could meet

Well, we have lived through that before, haven't we?