Peter DeFazio actually said...

"There were five interim heads during his Presidency and, hopefully, the new head will be able to put them in their rightful place of coordinating as we move forward."

"We appreciate that."

"It is the role of Congress to amend the Act to make it very clear that standards development is a core requirement that must be followed through by USDA."

"We also believe, however, that the root cause of the disruption has not been sufficiently understood in the commentary we have seen to date."