What next with the WTO's Appellate Body?

On the next steps with the Appellate Body at the WTO, Robert Lighthizer before the Ways and Means Committee, this was interesting:

"...BUT IF YOU LOOK AT ECONOMIC GROWTH DURING THAT PERIOD VERSUS THE TIME NOW OR THE GROWTH OF TRADE DURING THE PRE-URUGUAY AND PRO-URUGUAY AND TRADE GROWTH, THERE IS NO CORRELATION IN MY VIEW ABOUT THE APPELLATE BODY AND THE ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF THE UNITED STATES OR JOBS IN AMERICA OR WAGES OR ANY OTHER THING. SO I'M NOT A FAN OF THE APPELLATE BODY. IF IT NEVER GOES BACK INTO EFFECT, I THINK THAT IS FINE. I THINK IT IS REASONABLE FOR MEMBERS TO SIT DOWN AND SAY, OKAY, FINE, WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCESS THAT WON'T CREACE JURISPRUDENCE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND SOMETHING YOU WANT ENGAGE WITH THE MEMBERS ON."

So, the Appellate Body has had no direct impact of growth on international trade post Uruguay? A ground enough to have it go? 

And what is the alternative - let's go back to GATT days panels.