mr. pompeo and mr. butterfield a gmo-free-labeled pint of the most nutritious product on planet earth, and that's ben and jerry's ice cream. and this is labeled, and it sells. people love this. i yield back. >> gentleman's time's expired. the chair recognizes the chair of the full committee, mr. upton, for five minutes for an opening statement. >> this morning we continue our examination of the role biotechnology plays in our nation's farms and in our food supply. our food, as we know, is literally our lifeline. it is important for the public to be engaged. it is the job of this subcommittee to establish a record based on the facts and the science so we, ultimately, pass legislation that is in the best interests of our constituents and our economy. at the hearing that we held in december last year and in other venues since then, the fda has been clear that the premarket consultation process currently this place to review food produced from genetically-engineered crops is rigorous, and the agency has no

mr. pompeo's bill. as we move into an area i like to equate toy hydrofracking. the scare tactics, the disinformation, the misinformation, the outright lies surrounding the safety of hydrofracking, took on a life of their own for several years to the point new york state banned hydrofracking, and lo lo and bed the epa came out wife a constitute that hydrofracking when done properly is absolutely safe and does not impose any risks on groundwater contamination. but for two years people were on the internet showing tap water coming out of the taps with -- putting a lighter to and it starting it on fire, and scaring the public that, my god, if there's hydrofracking you'll be drinking contaminated water. i compare that very similar to where we are today on this gmo debate. the opponented have gotten out and front and said gmo equal bad. gmo equal dangerous. and so now people are at a point where if they put anything to do with gmos on their label, the average consumer, from misinformation and disinformation, is going to say i don't want to buy that. well, that's a tra