Larry Craig: “I appreciate the way that you have handled this.”

While I was late in coming, and did not--and I've not read your full testimony, and I will--you did, I hope, define a downer cow versus mad cow, and the difference, did you not?

It's my understanding that, due to the violations, the beef is unfit for human consumption. But is it necessarily unsafe?

I wanted you to repeat that, for the record. It's important that the American public know exactly what you've said.

In that context, do you believe that the rules and regulations that are on the books today, as it relates to how animals are handled and how they're slaughtered, is adequate?