Thank you. And that actually is a great segue in terms of the work that USDA is already doing to. To ramp up the sterile fly production and dispersal. I. I have concerns about the staffing cuts at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. For folks watching on C Span, that's also aphis. And at a time when producers are counting on the USDA to detect and contain outbreaks as quickly as possible, I'm concerned that staffing reductions can make that job harder. (04:16–04:23)
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