'If You Eat Enough Shrimp From India, You Will Grow An Extra Ear!': John Kennedy Cracks Up Raimondo
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- At today's Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about imported seafood.
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"Ain't nobody in China named Boudreaux!" Great stuff.
😂😂😂
It's theater.
I'm not sure if anybody outside of Louisiana is named Boudreaux lol
And Kennedy will do nothing of substance (aka introduce a law to ban these types of 'food'), correct?
I dont know much about the lady, but it was a breath of fresh air to watch someone at least answer the questions in some kind of co-operative way!
It's an act. If she really cared, this situation wouldn't be as it is.
I agree, one of the few officials that sounds like she knows what's going on in her area. They do exist if expertise is considered rather than diversity.
I was a commercial fisherman for 35 years, harvested shrimp and fish, high fuel prices and low dock prices and sport fisherman is what put me out of business!
Maybe someone is paying attention.
I've many friends same as you - and somehow you need to come together!
So sad.
I hear you, brother. Very few understand what you're talking about or even care. But there are some of us out here who know all too well.
Wait I thought Sen Kennedy was against govt regulations and for the free market?
Wrong.
Maybe this country should re-examine the way it does business.
too much money involved
Why are they regulating American fishing so bad that we have to import?
Been happening for years
^^ and fishing ain't the only thing either!
You still don't know that they are trying to destroy the West?
and why are we paying the devil for oil?
🎉 simple- DON'T BUY CHINESE SHRIMP
Don't buy anything from China then we would all be healthier and wealthier. Its obvious isn't it? However, GB won't buy US chickens and other meat because you also pump antibiotics into your meat.
or Vietnam Tiger Shrimp
Or shrimp or any seafood from India!!
How about Tilapia or Swai? I'm sure they export those as well.
@@christiansaint716 I made a comment about tilapia. It's disgusting how they are fed. Never ever eat tilapia.
They are fed 💩 to fatten them up.
Check it out. Don't just take my word for it!
WOW THE IGNORANCE OF THESE SEATED TURDL LADIES IS AMAZING
There's Fish and Game in every state, what she said about Alaska is pure BS.
We can't make anything, we can't fish anything, what good are we? This country's business sector has been destroyed.
we make tons of stuff
@@teevee2145 yea , MONEY
Same thing goes on in Portugal since the 80´s, since we entered EU. No more proper fishing allowed on our own seas!
Oddly, we have stagnated our population to 10 million citizens since the 80´s to this day!
40 plus years with the same population number, gotta be some weird record.
@@teevee2145ya lies problems and war fare
@@teevee2145 Not the essential stuff. We couldn't make a car today without parts made in China.
How does she not know how much is imported and how much is inspected. Such incompetence!
Its as if they asked a random guy in the streets...
a paycheck
A most formidable man ... in the guise as a kindly old gentleman ... sporting a legendary name in history. You have to love Senator John Kennedy!
He’s definitely the columbo of the senate
Very well said and thanks~!!!
@@peejayarr2323 best description I have ever heard about him! Well done! I'm actually streaming Columbo on Peak cock TV (spelled that way so it was allowed to be posted - tried the correct spelling and the post wasn't allowed) right now!
No, you really don't
@@somethingtojenga Or in your case, love Brandon.
another brandon appointee that knows nothing about their area of responsibility
I love how he keeps asking questions about imported sea food and she didn't even know we imported it prior to the meeting.
Please vote him out, America.
@@mikesmith1485 We never voted him in.
@@mikesmith1485yes Joe needs to go.
@@mikesmith1485 16 more years!!
John Kennedy of Louisiana is a national treasure...
Eat Louisiana shrimp God bless our beautiful country
And S C fish
With few exceptions, I don't eat fish from outside of North America. I only trust farm-raised shrimp if raised in America. Anything farm-raised in Asia? Forget it.
Or from Key West.
@@betsybarnicle8016 Oh come on. What is your personal beef? Anything based on fact?
Yes!💯✌️♥️
I wonder if this stupidity still goes on today. In the mid 80's I drove long haul. A trucker spoke of a load of fish in Portland OR. Destination Boston MA. Upon arrival in Boston, the load was inspected and reloaded onto the same truck. Destination Portland OR. Reason the government did not have a qualified inspector on the West Coast. I would bet the package was labeled as fresh-caught fish.
“We have too do more” but she doesn’t even know basic info about what her agency oversees …
Why are we importing ANY food from outside the country???
Because some food literally only exists in other parts of the world genius
Because we have regulated and taxed businesses out of the country.
Plus because the American food grower lobbied and paid off the government to allow GMO's without labeling, there are many countries that will not accept our exports.
@@joshhardy2860 What? There are not fish or shrimp here? Someone is preventing our fishing boats from fishing in international waters.
Genius.
Because like illegal drugs, we buy the products!
Because NOAA IS CORRUPT NGO WONT LET PEOPLE FISH WHO DO IT BEST
KENNEDY IS SO SMART AND KNOWS HIS SH** KENNEDY FOR VP OR POTUS
that you'll grow an extra ear if you eat too much indian shrimp?
He knows more about her job than she does
@@riverotter68I keep telling people you got to eat more turmeric if you want to grow that third eye.
People don't become antibiotic, it's bacteria that become immune to antibiotics because people don't remove their old medication properly.
Remember it was the REPUBLICANS who killed most of these regulations and the budgets for these agencies. Sen Kennedy is a liar.
This Secretary (Gina Raimondo) does not know much about what she should be an expert at.
that you'll grow an extra ear if you eat too much shrimp from India?
@@riverotter68lol, that’s probably the radiation level they found in the food. From India it wouldn’t be a surprise. One time I ask for a certificate of a process done to an item and they literally told me we don’t have it but we can make one ….. 😂
None of the cabinet knows much about their position and responsibilities.
@@riverotter68Dude, do some research. The waters in India, Indonesia, Vietnam are extremely polluted!!
Never buy shell fish from these countries!!!
Most of todays 'experts' haven't a clue about what they're 'experts' about.
At least Raimondo didn't answer like the normal Biden shills.
Yes she did. Deer in headlights.
@@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd What should she have said in response to Senator Kennedy's questions then? What, specifically, about her responses were "deer in headlights"?
@@nickcandido6408 If you think her answers were competent, fine. I disagree. Listen to the first few minutes again (or for the first time). She is not worthy of her job.
@@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd I'm not necessarily supportive of her or this administration, but you made an interesting claim that she behaved like a "deer in headlights." As you requested, I listened to it again and particularly the first few minutes like you asked. You may disagree with her, but that doesn't mean she did a bad job. Here's the only thing she said in the first few minutes. Doesn't seem "deer in headlights":
"It's clear we can do more, and I want to work with you to do more. We are extremely focused on transshipment of fish from China through Vietnam to the US which is why we impose a countervailing duty on that. We are trying to add the duty wherever we can, even if it goes from China to another country (Malaysia to Vietnam to the United States). We're very focused on illegal fishing, unregulated fishing, also mostly done by China--very focused on that, working with CBP on that. So I share the concern, it's unfair to American workers, it's unfair to American fisheries, it's unsafe, as you say [Kennedy then talks] so we have to do more and I'll commit to doing more."
How was this response "deer in headlights"?
These people never study for the test, we're screwed. 🙄
Wait I thought Sen Kennedy was against govt regulations and for the free market?
They don't care.
And to believe all those violent protestors all over USA are soon going to be your politicians, lawyers, docfors, educators!
@@monotech20.14To have a free market you need common regulations.
I live in Alaska and NO food is low cost: even local seafood.
The only thing inexpensive in Alaska is ice!
What a croc. If the broad doesn't know the percentages of foreign seafood vs. domestic seafood, how can she say she's "very focused" about anything, other than her personal power?
DEI-quality appointee.
Political appointee.
Remember it was the REPUBLICANS who killed most of these regulations and the budgets for these agencies.
It's an act.
As as onlooker from across the pond, I'm astonished how poorly prepared these people are, they know they are going to be questioned, but have very few answers, it doesn't inspire confidence.
Why don't I believe her ?
She’s laughing. She thinks he’s joking. Another dope comes before the committee.
If he's NOT joking, then he's STUPID. Sir, I PROMISE you, Senator Kennedy is VERY intelligent (YOU, not so much). HE... WAS... JOKING!!!
They only test 1% of seafood and over a third of that 1% is not ok. No problem !
She doesn't care if someone develops a third ear or eye for that matter. Maybe she doesn't do seafood or only gets it from pristine waters ( Sadly there is little pristine water in the world ocean!)
"These countries" are destroying our oceans.
Another case of Non Government bureaucracy, what do they do for their salary ? It’s Her Job !
She can appreciate Kennedy's comments from inside a jail cell.
amazing that kennedy can find this out but the secretary has no idea. token hire .
Simple. He makes it up.
@@trevormillar1576 he doesn't. The sources are out there. Don't be brainwashed.
She runs the agency responsible for inspecting our seafood imports and she doesn't know what percentage they inspect!?
Nor what % is imported...
Same in Canada these people are sleeping at the switch.
She's a DEI hire like they all are.
Thank you Senator Kennedy! You are a gem. I do not touch anything from Asia or India.
Same here, but I was reading up on many articles about seafood from other countries, and we can get seafood from Asia, India an others. It arrives in the US and a US distributor ships it to Stores and they can label it Produce of USA because it was packaged in the USA. Scary to me.
Bro we literally try to purchase usa's product to support usa and west against china and other dictator country and than you say like that about our country it's really make me sad
Ask yourselves who’s allowing this. Our government makes it incredibly hard to compete with their price don’t blame other countries when all our country does is hold us down and take steal shit out from our behinds
Only purchase made in India. @@wholeworldisonefamily.
LoL...In india,govt. is taking action against American conglomerate for using harmful chemicals,high sugar....
India,UK ppl r avoiding American products...😝
How many of these senate witnesses do you suppose have an urgent need to visit a bathroom when it's Senator Kennedys' time for questioning?
Why is it that all the so called Ministers in charge of hugely expensive departments have no knowledge of what they actually do! What on earth is going on in America?
Why doesn't she know the figures about her own company / department?
Or so she says!
All labels should plainly reveal GMO status.
You are correct. If any then, ALL labels. But it is the responsibility congress members, like Kennedy, to pass legislation and provide the funds to hire and equip the people to do the work! I hear Kennedy (and others) bring up a lot of problems in these hearings but seldom suggest solutions much less provide funds to pay for the solutions. Enforcement cost money. Put up or shut up!
If you have ever worked for government you will know how wasteful, useless, and downright stupid most employees are. The worse they are the higher they go in position.
Zero accountability
Gina Scumundo from RI she wrecked that state before she left
Read your labels!
DO YOUR JOB FOR AMERICANS AS YOU ARE PAID BY!!
Gina is another one of Biden’s picks, need I say more
As funny as Senator Kennedy is, I'm surprised he didn't respond back with "what was that, I wasn't listening"!
he ate a lot of Indian shrimp
Let our fishermen catch fish and stop over regulating and over complicating let them fish
Its all fun n games until someone grows a 3rd ear
This woman is absolutely HORRIBLE!!! She did NOTHING for the state of RI! She lost s1B of taxpayer money and her response was "im sorry"
She could not negotiate a good contract for the UHIP system in her state, this it went $1B over budget and it still doesnt work properly.
She contracted with an ACCOUNTING firm to write SOFTWARE!! She is oblivious!!!
All she wanted to do was get a position in the Federal Gvt. She has eyes on the White house too!!
A PURE CRETIN!
Shes corrupt
where do you think the money went? in a lot of peoples pockets, THATS HER JOB !
When the "Expert" is not an "expert" lol. Ffs why are these people in office?
That's one thing I enjoy about living along the coast in Louisiana it's directly out of the water at the dock or local store to my table sometimes from the boat no chemicals or processing
Waters in and around Louisiana are Pristine ??? not polluted at all...
I live on an island lol although there are laws I can still catch my own fish
And then she opens her mouth, and removes all doubt as to why her agency actually inspects less than 1% of all seafood imported to the U.S.
Why do you think her agency only inspects 1% ? ( I missed her explanation of why they only inspect 1%) Might it be because congress (KENNEDY) has not provided a budget to inspect more? Not much is free.
Brilliant Man Senator John Kennedy!! Thank You Good Sir.
He offers no solutions!
The fact of the matter is ? In Rhode Island and Massachusetts more than 50% of the fishery businesses have been put OUT of business because of the regulations that are imposed upon them ! You can see the results of this right in front of you when senator Kennedy showed the prices of the seafood . The U.S. Government has put more business out of business than there are in business today ! Yet the U.S Government is more than willing to have Chinese governments massively over fish the oceans then reward them when they sell their products in the U.S.
Finally someone will answer questions & respond respectfully like she actually cares about Kennedys concerns. Bravo!
Shut down American fisheries and import garbage from around the world. NOAA needs to be shut down and imported products need to be thoroughly inspected
At a press conference on August 12th, 1986, US President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”😳😳😳
It must be great to be a grandchild of the senator. I bet he is a great storyteller.
Right when he started with “I wanna talk about seafood” I was like this is gonna be so ridiculous yet entertaining
the epa and usda have american seafood harvesters over a barrel ,while they import the delicious farm raised IN SEWER WATER ,shrimp from Vietnam .YUM YUM
Don't forget Tilapia , if Americans saw how they raise them in 55 gal drums they'd never eat tilapia again , lol
Glad i live in Florida
Aside from potentially being horrible, the senator has yet to learn what effect those antibiotics have. That was his point. We don't know.
If the representative sample has a thirty percent fail rate, the assembly line should be stopped and all the problems fixed before these products are permitted for human consumption.
You are adding a duty to duty. It is still grown in unsafe environments. A no answer
THANK YOU. John Kennedy
Kennedy for President!
How do these ppl get these high-level jobs yet they have NO clue about their agency or anything??? We need a committee to investigate this nonsense.
Lawyers slow down everything at the cost to everyone!
For the life of me why is this country buying food from China or places where the water and air are known filled with metals. I The garlic that is from China, it is known it is soaked in chemicals, why do store buy it for public consumption
Repeat comment - BECAUSE LIKE ILLEGAL DRUGS, AMERICANS BUY IT ! BUY AMERICAN OR DO WITHOUT!
Why, on earth, does it take a senate hearing to shine a spotlight on this agency for it's head to agree to do more?
Absolutely unacceptable!!
Americans DEMAND country of origin labels on all food
Tell congress and Senator Kennedy. I am sure they will immediately pass a budget bill to pay for a 100 % inspection. HA.HA
"Of the 1% they inspect, they find a problem with one-third." I am assuming that the inspections are NOT conducted RANDOMLY - that there was already something suspicious about the given shipment.
Absolutely unreal! No concern for food safety!
Kennedy gives hope to america in some dark times
This is what real oversight and cooperation by a Fed agency head looks like. Good questions from Congress and a responsive, knowledgeable administrator. It's so rare to see it, it's worth pointing out.
Remember Davy Crockett had three ears: A left ear, a right ear... and a wild front ear!
Yeah. The good seafood we have is shipped to everyone else
HOW would she NOT know the stats on products/services that Her employer/agency Oversees !?
Oh gosh...I regret all that damned shrimp I ate last year at Red Lobster 🙄🤢🤮
He is truly one of a kind, I enjoy listening to Him speak.
How do these leaders of agencies seem to nothing about the issues that their agencies are supposed to regulate? These leaders are so ignorant, and yet they seem to keep their jobs…..such BS.
Really 94% funny how you can find out but an agency don’t know.
7 billion pounds imported - only 1% of 94?% is inspected
!!!
Mr. Kennedy is an American Treasure and I really get a kick out of his discussions=Thank you Sir~!!!!!!!!!!!
I support and will obey Kennedy and the U.S. Government forever!
Man at the top of his game for sure!!!
NC and SC too
Great sea Food
Love listening to Sen. Kennedy, wish the UK had politicians like him...On this topic though I wonder where he thinks the extra ear should go?
In olden days people worked their way up through the hierarchy... today women are slotted into place
this must stop, no more crap from other nations..AMERICAN ONLY
Support your local commercial fishermen and fish houses 🤙
Growing up on Long Island, New York I can remember a time that their was a seafood restaurant and fish store almost on every corner. Now its almost impossible to get fresh seafood or buy it. What's said its our own Government that has destroyed our fishing industry.
“ I don’t.” What an embarrassment. If I was scheduled to get grilled by Congress I’d know basic facts.
How can she not know the answers to these questions?
Tax is $2.00 over USA Grown market rate per pound
Raimondo was governor here in RI for years and did not bring 10 jobs to RI yet now she is head of Commerce -what a joke she is.
First time, ive heard testimony from a government head who actually seems to know whats going on. More please.
This is a bunch of bunk! Because, in my state, internet cost (slow internet at that) is pretty darned expensive. There is a lot of inequity on this! So, it really doesn't matter what the cost of living is in a particular state, it's dependent on how powerful the lobbyists are who are advocating/setting the prices. That's why I disputing what she is saying, not Senator Kennedy's questions or comments!
Corruption and incompetence.
I'm ashamed to say she was a governor of my state RI.
Yes, Mr. Kennedy you could use an extra ear...one that listens.
WOW
Madness... 1% inspection and a 1/3rd of that is bad....
Our fresh seafood goes to the rich in China and other countries.
WTF? I live in Maine. This is Shocking!