Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentlemen for their interest in providing wholesome food. It is important. I would like to point out, however, that regarding the Starlink corn question, it has now been certified that there has been no ill effects to humans. That is good news. I would like to also point out that, because we have been cross-breeding for 1,000 years, every food item that we buy in a store, except a couple varieties of fish, have been genetically modified. This has happened simply because farmers have been looking for ways to improve the quality and cost of food. I think it is very important that we continue our scientific effort with this new technology of genetic modification. We must also consider the importance of its tremendous potential in developing better food products and more healthy products. We can develop food products that have vaccines. Also, especially in the developing countries of this world, we now have the potential of developing the kind of plants and seeds that can grow in those arid soils or those other types of climatic conditions where they could not grow food before. So we need to proceed in our scientific research. Just a point before I yield for a comment. We have the best regulatory system in the world in terms of our oversight of genetically engineered products.”