Thank you, Chair.
First I wanted to thank you, Chair, for having this subcommittee report in front of us. Mr. Valeriote might not know, but the subcommittee in fact just makes recommendations to the main committee, so I actually appreciate the fact that we have the report in front of us, that we have the opportunity to discuss it and then to amend it or to pass it or not pass it, whatever we see fit. That might help Mr. Valeriote over there, who was asking about what can and can't be done.
You were explaining, Chair, that the steering committee decided this. I just wanted to let Mr. Valeriote know the steering committee only makes a recommendation to the main committee. If you feel that GMOs should be included as part of the report, you can do that as a main committee member, because the steering committee only puts together a recommended report that we review, amend, modify, vote on, accept/not accept; it's up to the main committee to decide. So I just wanted you to know that.