and a state's right to do that has been upseld ti selheld time again.so we're not requiring anything different that isn't required of california's own egg producers. that is fair. >> does it put california farmers at all at a disadvantage with egg farmers in other states by having to shell out money more to expand their cages? >> no, it's actually the ob sit. what would put them at a disadvantage is if missouri were to shall how prevail, i don't position they will, in this lawsuit which would create a double standard. it would say that california can require these standards of its own egg producer, but out of state who don't want for set high standards can swoop in and steal the market. that is not right. so i'm very confident this lawsuit will be defeated and we should move on from here. >> congressman, really quickly, for folks who may not have been following the story very closely, what exactly was the impetus for the new law? >> in 2008, california voters overwhelming passed an initiative that said that these battery cages where egg-laying hens are