But he said that he was less concerned about the timeline for action than he was the need to build consensus around a solution.
A clearer picture of what success there would look like, from the US, UN and other world leaders, should now be the top priority, as well as an alternative timeline for action.
President Obama, who will make the ultimate decision and for now appears to be leaning toward approving the pipeline, has given no timeline for action, although most expect an answer by midsummer.
We can do this by binding ourselves to multi-year strategies, adopted by participatory means, which identify the range of measures necessary in various policy areas, with a clear timeline for action and an allocation of responsibilities across various branches of government.
Mr Obama said he would continue to press the US Congress to back a resolution authorising him to take military action against Syria, but he implied the timeline for action had shifted.
When reform is promised, the movement must demand a timeline for action.
His team is still hoping for a legal reversal, but with no foreseeable timeline for action, the family remains in a cruel limbo.
Just as importantly, they need to set firm timelines for implementing action on each of these core policies.
Rather than acknowledge anxiety and the need to decide, men blunt by distancing anxiety-provoking issues, denying their possible importance and ambiguously referring to timelines for effective action.
Neither DHS nor Chaffetz established a timeline for any action.
