Political Quotes

“And I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2017, the so-called Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. Far from common sense, this unnecessary legislation would deny consumers critical information about the food that we eat. I began my career a long time ago as a consumer advocate, joining together with a small group of housewives to get retailers to put expiration dates on the products they sell. This was way back in 1970, when every single item in the grocery store was code dated. Now expiration dates are on nearly every single product because this change was good not only for consumers, but it was good for the retailers. They were able to control their inventory much better--less waste because dates are on the food. We can also control our refrigerators a little bit better as well. {time} 1000 Consumers can make better decisions with better information, and retailers can better control their inventory. Similarly, I believe menu labeling would be helpful to both consumers and retail food establishments, as more and more people are asking for this information and making smart decisions. At a time when over 78 million adult Americans are obese and the estimated cost of obesity in the United States is $147 billion a year, we should be embracing efforts to reduce this enormous cost to our healthcare system.…”