Posted on 07/24/2016 3:44:32 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) convened a needed Task Force on Reducing Regulatory Burdens as part of his legislative agenda, "A Better Way." The Speaker and his colleagues who worked on the task force have rightly identified the massive regulatory burden imposed by federal bureaucrats as an obstacle to economic growth and a distortion of our constitutional form of government. That is why it is baffling that Ryan has failed to bring regulatory reform legislation that recently passed the Senate to the floor of the House for a vote.
The tale is one of catfish and courage.
The catfish you eat are regulated by the federal government. That regulation used to take place at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It now takes place at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). But how great is the threat posed by catfish? Microscopic. Catfish are a type of fish classified as a siluriformes, and the USDA reports that in the last two decades, there has only been one reported case of salmonella from this class of fish. Clearly, catfish do not pose a threat to the general public or your kitchen. So why the regulatory crackdown on these delectable whiskered siluriformes?
Cronyism and shortsighted political maneuvering are the culprits.
Vietnam exports a close cousin of catfish to the United States, known as pangasius. It competes with catfish from America's South, and is often preferred by American consumers over the domestic option. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), not content to respect consumer choice, worked to rig the system to get his prefered outcome. He got language in a massive 2008 food stamp bill, which included a small farm section, to move the regulation of catfish from the FDA to the USDA.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Oh. Just. Beam. Me. UP.
Lyin’ Ryan will be Cantorized. Go Nehlen!!!
Catfish, hush puppies, collard greens, corn, & fries. Mmmmmmm.
Rent Seeking bass turds.
I love fried catfish, and IMO fresh, never frozen, farm raised, Mississippi Cat is the best in the world. I don’t mind paying extra for that.
Since regulatory agencies pass rules, enforce them and impose punishments for violation, a simple solution would be to move the parts of the agencies that pass rules to the supervision of Congress and have the agency propose the rule, the relevant committee vote on the rule and send it to the floor of Congress for a monthly vote on new regulations.
The main issue with this, is that congressmen would be forced to face their constituents over new regulations passed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.