I just want to come back to this issue of uniformity. Again I am taking both clauses kind of together because I think they're designed to accomplish the same thing.
We are talking about eight trade sectors, yet we're using wording that says they are trained in the same manner and that all measurements made by persons designated as inspectors are conducted uniformly.
While it sounds nice, and I think we can all understand the need for consistency in terms of the way these actions are carried out, the way it's worded is completely impractical. It seems to me that in each of the eight trade sectors the way things will be measured will be different. To put in the law--actually write it right into the law--that inspectors have to be trained in the same manner whether you are measuring vegetables or gasoline doesn't seem very practical to me. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me. And that all measurements made by inspectors or by persons designated as inspectors are conducted uniformly.... How can measurements for different things be conducted uniformly?
I just think the changes sound very arbitrary to me. I have yet to actually understand from Mr. McTeague why he is even suggesting this change. What is driving it? We never heard from witnesses who suggested this change.
Maybe Mr. McTeague can point to the witnesses we heard from in the testimony who actually asked for this. Mr. McTeague, was there somebody in the testimony and the witnesses we heard from who actually requested this change?