Mr. Speaker, nobody was shocked by this. We were desperately disappointed but of course we had seen the actions of R-CALF before. Everybody knew it was a possibility that R-CALF would go into court and try to seek another interim injunction. The USDA and its lawyers were there and they believed that on the law and on the science they had a very strong case. Our lawyers went into the district court in Montana. We asked to be acknowledged as amicus curiae in that case. We sought to make an argument or present a brief. An amicus curiae is there as a friend of the court, to present our position in relation to the opening of the border and the arguments being made by R-CALF.
Of course we knew it was a possibility and the USDA was prepared and we were prepared. Unfortunately over the best predictions of the USDA, the district judge in question granted the interim injunction. Now what the USDA's lawyers and our lawyers are doing is figuring out what the best legal process is, if any, to try to get that interim injunction overturned and get the border opened.