John Katko actually said...

"I must say, over my 20-year career as a Federal prosecutor doing organized crime cases, as well as the last several years in Congress, it is much different being in the hot seat here than it is being ..."

"The SITSA Act will give local law enforcement and Federal law enforcement the necessary tools to target synthetic substances and the criminals who traffic them."

"H.R. 2851 finally gives U.S. law enforcement nimble tools to react as soon as these deadly drugs arrive in our country."

"I hope that today's hearing will further our efforts in seeking avenues to improve, where necessary, rather than criminalize and incarcerate absent due process, but more importantly, as all of us want..."