Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this continuing resolution, and especially the food safety provisions. They represent a good first step in reforming our food safety system and reducing food-borne illness. This House passed much stronger food safety legislation in July 2009. The bill before us today still includes critical reforms and deserves our support. It provides the FDA with several authorities that will help the agency better prevent food-borne illnesses. These include increased inspection of high-risk facilities, expanded authority to inspect records relating to recalls, the creation of a more accurate food facility registry, improved traceability in the event of an illness outbreak, and certification of certain foreign food imports meeting all U.S. food safety requirements. This bill will help us identify food-borne outbreaks more quickly. Food safety is and should be a vital component of our national security and our jobs as the people's elected representatives.”