https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/27/catfish-so-nice-the-feds-will-inspect-them-twice/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:07:38 -0400<![CDATA[Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) deserves a salute. She sought to add an amendment to the monster Farm Bill that would have eliminated a new USDA program for inspecting farm-raised catfish. The fish are already inspected before ever getting to your dinner plate, not by the USDA but by the FDA, which along with the National Marine Fisheries Service inspects all seafood. The USDA wants to inspect them too, and expensively: While the FDA inspection program costs about $700,000 per year, the USDA&#8217;s will cost $14 million per year. Rep. Hartzler thought the USDA program would be a waste so her amendment eliminated it. The Senate had already agreed, and its version of the Farm Bill did not include the USDA catfish inspection program.]]>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:18:47 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/07/27/catfish-so-nice-the-feds-will-inspect-them-twice-n168974