Frank Pallone actually said...

"I want to commend Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) for their leadership on these issues."

"I have worked with my friend, Mr. Pompeo, and others in advocating for a Federal framework for labeling and crop commercialization."

"I have strongly opposed any attempts to weaken existing labeling requirements, such as the Commonsense Nutrition Labeling bill."

"If mandatory GE labeling were inherently misleading, for example, because it implied that GE food was somehow inferior to normal food, that would seem to be a compelling reason to prohibit it."