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My concern is we have turned over our responsibilities in Congress by not doing the oversight of these agencies.

We should have the power rather than turning everything over to the Inspector General.

You know, this has not obviously passed Congress. The hopes of getting that done probably are not very bright at this point.

I think there needs to be a rebalancing here without compromising the capacity for producers to have this risk management tool.

Maybe we need a single food agency where they concentrate on food safety and we do not have to have multiple agencies not doing, quite frankly, anything to address this issue.

What solutions do you have for the trust funds? Is the concept obsolete?

We have to have fairness in this, Mr. Secretary, and it is just not fair.

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program. You know that. And that is my concern.

I will never be disagreeable about it.

Do they not have to write new rules and go through the whole process?