House Proceeding 03-18-09 on Mar 18th, 2009 :: 0:04:05 to 0:05:25
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Jason Chaffetz: a.i.g. and from us to make responsible decisions on tir behalf. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. chaffetz: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for

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Speech By: Jason Chaffetz

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Jason Chaffetz: one minute. mr. chaffetz: americans are concerned with not only with the safety of their food but the ability to put food on their table. the food and drug administration has made change to labels which will add no safety benefits or protections to consumers. these forced changes will result in higher prices for vitamins and minerals many americans rely on to maintain a healthy diet.

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Jason Chaffetz: the supplement and nonprescription drug consumer protection act was passed into law. it requires reporting of serious adverse events. that's a good thing. but the f.d.a. has mandated that label changes which were only given to the industry one year to comply with.

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Jason Chaffetz: forcing them to require changes in nine months is not the answer. the law underlying this guidance did not require any label changes. it was the f.d.a.'s decision to force these changes on producers. and what's the price tag? according to the documents, compliance would exceed $220