Just so the record is clear and for those people who have not followed this quite as carefully as we have on this committee, this process started well before the decision about who the current administration was, I think before either nominee actually even was nominated. This year, we started very early on in this calendar year having hearings all throughout the process, asking people what it was that they wanted. Let me ask the gentleman from Texas, how many times did the Secretary of Agriculture or anyone from the Department of Agriculture come before our committee and give us any suggestions?
Larry Combest: “Just so the record is clear and for those people who have not followed this quite as carefully as we have on this…”
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Discussing the timeline and process of committee hearings related to agriculture.
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