But it did not disclaim plans to oppose approval.
It thus opposes approval of a resolution that would imply an "automatic trigger" for military action.
Even the American Life League said it did not plan to oppose approval.
For that and other reasons, a coalition led by the National Women's Health Network opposes approval of the drug.
Most notably, she opposed approval of new hydroelectric dams in the Amazon and criticized the president's biofuels program.
Some consumer and environmental groups oppose approval, saying it would lead to a vast increase in the spraying of 2,4-D, a chemical they say is harmful.
The Obama administration opposed approval of the Keystone pipeline last January mainly because of Nebraska's concerns about its route over a sensitive aquifer.
"We believe that they have lowered the bar," said Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, a patient advocacy group, which had opposed approval.
"Even when these drugs 'work,' what kind of impact are you talking about?" said Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, which opposed approval.
At a Town Planning Board hearing on Monday, only Mr. Reid and Mary Field, a member of the committee but not the parish, opposed approval of the site plan for the new church.
But some consumer and environmental groups oppose approval of Dow's corn, saying it will lead to a huge increase in the use of 2,4-D, which they say may cause cancer, hormone disruption and other health problems.
