<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishTunahitaji kuwa na uchunguzi wa jumla badala ya kushughulikia jambo moja kwa wakati, anasema David Mason, kamishna wa Republican ambaye alihudhuria mkutano huo.  <response>: We needed to have a generic inquiry as opposed to addressing one aspect at a time, says David Mason, a Republican commissioner who attended the conference. 