Joe Pitts: “We will hear from witnesses on ways to address our trauma and emergency medical systems.”

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.

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

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