"we haven't changed and updated our public health system to cope with this new distribution system."
"I will tell you, it is getting more and more around the country."
"I am concerned, Senator, that unless you address this structural problem where Dr. Sundlof is in charge of policy, but you have got someone over at the Office of Regulatory Affairs who actually manage..."
"I think one of the things, we have got to close that loophole on requirement of reporting of internal findings of pathogens."
"Well, I don't know. I am not certain I have a firm view on that myself, either."
"Maybe we just need one single food safety agency."
"I am going to write a formal letter to you at CDC outlining this and asking how you would structure such a system and when it could be implemented, how much would it cost, do you have the wherewithal ..."
"It seems the two of them together really does cry out for some kind of better coordination, stiffening our laws."
"Are you telling me that FDA knew that there was this plant in Texas that was not being inspected by the Texas Department of Agriculture?"
"Food safety in America has too often become a hit or miss gamble."
"I would like to request that you make those available to this committee."