Joe Pitts: “The history certainly has been of a predominantly pay-and-chase approach, and that is what the Fraud Prevention System…”

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.

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

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

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