DR. ROBERTS: Well, there's some of us here that are going to stay to the end 'til we get what we need, right? On behalf of Commissioner Bob Crawford I would like to express his deep appreciation and the deep appreciation of all the Florida agriculture, both to the Office of the U.S. Treasury and to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to the U.S. State Department for their participation in this Listening Session.

Again, Commissioner Crawford said it was a real honor for Florida to be the first in these Listening Sessions. Commissioner Crawford wanted me to make certain to express our sincere appreciation to Matt Dempsey, his Federal State Director, as well as Will Bussey and other members of his staff for their organization of this and to everybody in Florida agriculture for your participation, your interest and your presence and your comments. Without our comments to USTR and USDA and the State Department, they can not know what we need in the negotiations. We have an opportunity. If we do not take it, we're to blame if they don't know what's important.

So I encourage those of you who have not made oral presentations, if there are points that you know that were not made, to please put them down in writing and submit them to the agencies. They would very much appreciate that.

Commissioner Crawford, in his opening remarks said, "No issue is more important to Florida agriculture than international trade and international trade agreements." He says, "We've got to maximize the winners. We've got to minimize the losers." You had your opportunity today and hereforward to make sure your voice and your needs for Florida agriculture are known.

Thank you for being here and my thanks again to USTR, USDA and the State Department for having this, the first Listening Session, for the upcoming negotiations. Thank you.

(Whereupon the Listening Session was concluded at 2:25 p.m.)