Kelly Ayotte actually said...

the validity of forensics is incredibly important to the integrity of the justice system

There has to be a private-public partnership in which NIST encourages and is the enabler, not the decider.

I am in favor of building up the standards through, among other things, the creation of a National Forensic Science Commission.

I agree with that. I mean, I think that is why we have the Daubert standard, that is why we have vigorous cross-examination.