Ed Loyd
Ed Loyd
friendly japan process rather relationship resolve
We have a very friendly relationship with Japan and we've wanted to resolve this through the negotiation process rather than retaliation.
couple elsewhere finance operate prepared process running
It's going to be a long process to get (the finance center) back up and running again. We are prepared to operate elsewhere for the first couple of months.
approach common ground move process proposals talking trade trying
They're going to be talking about the U.S.-EU approach and proposals in the World Trade Organization. We're trying to find a lot of common ground so we can move the process forward,
appreciate center critical dallas enable ensure federal finance government handle hard homes hurricane impressed knowing national next payroll processing ready single truly worked workers
Clearly, the processing of payroll for our federal workers is critical to enable government workers to do their jobs. And we're very impressed with what the National Finance Center workers accomplished. Before the hurricane struck, they worked hard to ensure that the next payroll was ready to go. And then many of them, with just a single suitcase, knowing that their homes had been destroyed, went to work in Philadelphia and Dallas to handle the payroll. We appreciate their commitment. It was truly remarkable.
bone certainly food fragments pose recognize safety tolerance
We certainly recognize that there does need to be an established tolerance for bone fragments that do not pose a food safety concern.
deficit half reducing team
We're very much part of the team of reducing the deficit in half by 2009.
certainly further information informed keeping relay share situation test trading
We're certainly keeping them informed of the situation and will relay all the information we have. When we have further test results, we will share that with our trading partners.
folks lost suitcase
We have some folks who have a suitcase with them, and they have lost their homes, and they are still working.
believe consumers food hope isolated issue taiwan understand
We believe this is an isolated incident. We hope Taiwan consumers can understand that there is not an issue of food safety.
measured overall reaction
I think overall there has been a very measured reaction to the announcement.
assessment continuing eu forward level near round successful
The assessment here is that the EU has not put forward anything near the level of ambitiousness or seriousness that having a successful round would necessitate. They are continuing to be protectionist,
budget budgets priority top viability
Securing farmers' and ranchers' viability is always a top priority for the USDA. We'd need to find budget offsets.
achieve certainly coming discussing objective positive result time urgency
We all sense the urgency of coming to a positive result by the time we get to Hong Kong, and certainly that's what the two will be discussing -- how we can achieve that. We all want this objective here.
additional guidance rule whether
We don't know whether there is need for additional rule making or for guidance to the industry.