Bob Bennett: “Well, does that mean we no longer need to provide funding for diet, nutrition and obesity research at the Pennington…”

I wish this were a college seminar where we could get more deeply into all of the issues that you raise.

I do not use holds as a regular device. Very, very seldom, do I put a hold on any nomination, and I always do it publically.

If we did away with the dual track... then you do have the 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' but the Senate cannot function.

I would urge you to have conversations with whatever 'elves' within the administration you deal with, over at OMB, because I think that's where the decision was made.