This is my last year in Congress and on this committee, and this is one of the areas I think when I came to Congress I knew very little about the FDA.

This ought to be a Republican issue. This is the most expensive food in the world you want to cut, squeeze and trim.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I also share that line of questioning on generic labeling.

Didn't you stop certain manufacturers from importing these treats?

I want the Department to tell me that it will direct adequate resources to ensure that the agricultural export markets impacted by LBAM quarantines will be protected going forward.

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