Joe Pitts: “At this time, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers), who is another…”

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

It is embarrassing that in the most capable country in the world, in the most powerful elected bodies in the world that we effectively have done almost nothing to improve the health care of Americans since this law has been passed.

The catfish inspection program is critical to public health.

It is unfortunate that we have a Congress of the United States, the majority parties that want to just tear down this law.