Again, I can only reiterate what my colleague has said, that the mandate of the agency is laid out in legislation and we are not aware of any proposals to review that legislation. The initiatives that my colleague overviewed earlier point to the interest that the agency has expressed in modernizing certain aspects of its programs and taking advantage of the opportunity of the strategic review to review its programs and to make adjustments in terms of those programs, while continuing—and it is important that I stress “while continuing”—to maintain its priority focus on the protection of human health, the protection of animal health, and the protection of our plant resources in this country.
On August 18th, 2008. See this statement in context.