Mike Pompeo

How come not a single person lost a single paycheck connected to the fact that we had the first ambassador killed since 1979?

That was the decision that was made as a result of the processes that you put in place.

I get asked constantly, why has nobody been held accountable and not a single person lost a single paycheck connected to the fact that we had the first ambassador killed since 1979? How come no one has been held accountable to date?

I get asked constantly, why has no one been held accountable? How come not a single person lost a single paycheck connected to the fact we had the first ambassador killed since 1979? How come no one has been held accountable to date?

No one recommended closing but you had two ambassadors that made several, several requests and here is basically what happened to their requests. They were torn up.

Thank you, Chairman Royce. A great deal about what we have learned has come out of your committee, about what we have learned about this deal and what the Iranians' objectives are. So thank you for all the hard work that the Foreign…

This amendment would completely gut the primary purpose of the legislation before us today. In order to prevent a patchwork of 50 different labeling laws for genetically engineered ingredients, preemption is necessary to protect interstate…

Nothing in this amendment will impact tribal sovereignty one iota. It talks about States and political subdivisions. That doesn't apply in any way to tribal land. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment, and I…

I thank the gentleman. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway). (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

The language is very clear. It says that ``no State or political subdivision of a State may directly or indirectly establish under any authority or continue in effect as to any food in interstate commerce any requirement with respect to…

Simply put, H.R. 1599 does not prohibit local governments from passing and enforcing bans on cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Similarly, it does not do that with respect to tribal sovereignty either. The bill before us applies…

The United States should not let other countries dictate U.S. food policy. This would be absurd. It is exactly what this amendment does. The proponents of this amendment seemingly wish to scare the public with unjustified warning labels on…

May I inquire as to the amount of time remaining on each side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Kansas has 10 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Vermont has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining.

It is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield), an original cosponsor, who is responsible for getting this bill to the state it is in today. {time} 1145

It is clear that there is some misinformation here. This legislation has literally nothing to do with rules about cultivation. State laws will be able to continue to govern that. That is simply about labeling. I think it is important every…

To engage in a colloquy with the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway). When considering the substitute reported by the Committee on Agriculture, I would like to confirm that the committee was aware that many ingredients derived from…

We should not create a system whereby U.S. food producers are at the complete mercy of global actors all around the world. Goodness knows what the requirements would be for their labels here. I urge my colleagues to vote against this…

We have heard on multiple occasions about this 90 percent number in some poll about folks who want to have this labeling. This doesn't even pass the smell test. When consumers were asked to list the items they would like to see labeled…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would put us right back where we are today, with a patchwork of laws confusing consumers and making it difficult on American food companies to compete around the world to…

This fact exemplifies why labeling as to whether or not food has been produced through genetic engineering is appropriately voluntary, not mandatory, as it seems unnecessary to require labeling about the use of genetic engineering if the…

A bipartisan bill, proposed by Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), would block states from requiring GMO labeling.

But my bill, in your judgment, it will allow those 7 percent of the people to continue to eat all non-GMO food if they chose and to only purchase products that contained a label that reflected that.

There is nothing in this legislation that denies any food producer any ability to market their product as non-GMO as long as that is a truthful statement and accurate.

The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act introduced to this Congress by Representatives Mike Pompeo and G.K. Butterfield would ensure that the labeling of biotech ingredients of food products is based on consistent standards using sound…

There would be hundreds of thousands of state laws still in effect. There just would be no ability for a state to have mandatory labeling.