Thanksgiving might be a good time to point out that the Congressional Cranberry Caucus is a thing.
Thanks to the caucus, cranberries are exempt from school nutrition standards, and is now even an important part of the USDA's food and nutrition programs, including school lunches, despite cranberries needing a ton of sugar to taste good.
'Cranberry Caucus' Wants Regulators To Go Easy On Cranberry Juice
If the cranberry industry can get this kind of foothold in Congress, just try and imagine the level of influence that industries with real money can have, like banking, insurance, healthcare. Oh, wait....
Thanks to the caucus, cranberries are exempt from school nutrition standards, and is now even an important part of the USDA's food and nutrition programs, including school lunches, despite cranberries needing a ton of sugar to taste good.
'Cranberry Caucus' Wants Regulators To Go Easy On Cranberry Juice
If the cranberry industry can get this kind of foothold in Congress, just try and imagine the level of influence that industries with real money can have, like banking, insurance, healthcare. Oh, wait....
