On the recordAugust 2, 2013
This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, we can all agree on the need for targeted regulatory relief. Too often, well-intentioned rules lead to harmful, unintended consequences for our constituents. We need Congress and the Federal agencies to work together to thoughtfully tailor new rules and to review, revise, or repeal regulations that impose an undue burden on our economy. With today's divided government, this collaborative approach is the only way to move forward--not by scoring political points or passing bills that will go nowhere, but by working together. That's what the American people expect, and that's what the American people deserve. That's exactly what we did in New Hampshire when my constituents raised concerns with the impact that new regulations could have on our small State's family and organic farms. As we speak, the Food and Drug Administration is developing new rules to improve the safety of our food supply, a goal that we can all support. But the FDA needs to work with Congress to ensure that these rules do not burden farmers with a one-size-fits-all mandate that does not make sense for New England farms. That's why I led 20 Senators and Representatives, both Republicans and Democrats, in pushing the FDA to work with farmers and find common ground.…
