Brooks pointed out that "senators don't run things[, c]hairmen and their staffs run things"; he acknowledged there are "brewing efforts to incorporate a few Wyden-Bennett ideas" but pointed out the "stiff resistance to the aspects that fundamentally change incentives", resistance originating in "committee staffs [that] don't like the approach because it's not what they've been thinking about."
Brooks observed that "senators don't manage things[, c]hairmen and their teams run things"; he recognized there are "growing efforts to include some Wyden-Bennett ideas" but noted the "strong opposition to the parts that fundamentally alter incentives", resistance stemming from "committee staffs [that] aren't fond of the approach because it's not what they've been considering."