The role of the assistant commissioners is as a liaison or whatever. I've had good discussions with the commissioner, I've had good discussions with the assistant commissioner. I get back to my original.... As long as the system is there to ensure the integrity of the entire system and is there to protect all those in the system, we believe that's the best possible scenario for the organization. As for how they decide to govern themselves, as long as producers, or whoever, in the system are protected, that is the most important part. It's the integrity of our system so that our consumers, the customers, buy what they believe they're buying and the producers are afforded the protection they need, when they deliver their grain--in getting the value out of the grain that they need. That's extremely important.
On October 3rd, 2006. See this statement in context.