Joe Pitts: “At this time, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis), an important member of the…”

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

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.

Both the FDA and the General Accountability Office agree that there is no food safety justification for this regulatory divide.

I for one in a portion of my life when I was a boy lived in a household where we didn't have access to health care.