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Explicitly creating a program exclusively for catfish seems to be unnecessary, and it directs resources away from high-risk foods.

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.

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.