Well, Mr. Chairman, to get to the specifics on this particular issue, I would call these officials experts in the way this system works. The question that was asked was whether or not it was possible to address a backlog by also expanding the staff. It wasn't asking them whether they thought it was advisable or whether they would suggest it; it was asking a functional question within their area of expertise, as to whether that would indeed be one way of dealing with the backlog, among others.
On September 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.