Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend, the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Congratulations to the gentleman and his team and to everyone who participated. Congratulations to Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, who was the Republican top gun, and…

veterans' care is a zero-sum proposition. If one veteran doesn't receive the care that they are entitled to and the best quality, then it is a failure.

We need to have that discussion to figure out how do we best leverage both the private sector, the public sector, our promises to our veterans, get quality care, and do it in the most cost-effective manner.

It must be the gold standard as it has always been.

As the House Committee on Agriculture considers reauthorization of expiring provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act (GSA) in the coming weeks, we respectfully request that any legislation considered by the Committee maintains…

Additionally, it is essential that any changes to the export inspections regime do not upset the existing process, which is both efficient and meets the needs of growers, producers, and distributors, as well as customers.

the Washington State Delegation, in a bipartisan manner, unanimously sent a letter and said the system works, don't mess up the system, just address it so that we have a safeguard in there in case this situation arises.

I would also make the case that I do think we need to learn from what happened in Washington, but I would caution us not to upset a very good and functional system over that incident.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you all for your testimony.

Well, again, I thank the Chairman and our witnesses.

I fully expect this cross-section of views will promote a vigorous debate, and that is what we are here to do.