Joe Pitts: “I urge all Members to support this important bipartisan, bicameral legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of…”

The time of 10 o'clock having arrived, I will call this subcommittee meeting to order.

The jurisdictional grab serves only to shield catfish farmers against competition at the expense of U.S. consumers.

It seems illogical that the USDA would be given the exclusive authority to oversee and regulate catfish only while the FDA regulates all other seafood.

The catfish inspection program is critical to public health.