Thank you very much, Madam Chairman.

Both Chairman Genzler and Secretary Geithner and I have had conversations about the fact that we need to bring the Europeans on board.

Agriculture, the challenge by the turmoil in the economy, has weathered the storm fairly well.

Rather than tasking various regulatory agencies with duplicative functions and confusing market participants, we should seek to ensure an efficient coordination among regulators.

Will you commit to using science-based technology to implement regulations?

You guys do not toot your horn enough, but I think it is an absolutely correct statement to say that because of the work in part that you all have done at the Commission from an oversight standpoint, as well as what is going on at the SEC…

Are you folks satisfied with the information that you are getting from the London Exchange on these contracts?

While sanitary and fido sanitary standards are vital to protect our country from foreign pests and diseases, many of our trading partners use these standards as barriers from time to time to stop our exports.

The biotech issue, GMO issue with our European friends is always a continuing issue and I have had significant debates with the Russians over their, I think, faults presentation relative to fido sanitary issues on import of chicken…

I have had a serious concern about what a change in position limits will do relative to not just our domestic market, but the reaction that we might have overseas.

Thank you, Madam Chairman, and I would first like to ask that three letters in support of Mr. O'Malia's nominations from Senators Murray, Bingaman and Dorgan to you and I be submitted into the record.

Well, we are in an atmosphere, unfortunately, that rather than increasing subsidies, we keep getting shot at from the standpoint of decreasing subsidies.