Roger Marshall: “today I rise to ask unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. But before I…”

“today I rise to ask unanimous consent that the Senate pass H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. But before I start talking, I just want to take a quick drink of this superdelicious milk. Here is to the dairy farmers of Kansas and across the entire country. Now, a fun fact: Besides water, milk is the only beverage allowed here on the Senate floor. And, as you all know, milk is the most delicious, most nutritious wholesome drink known to humankind. There is nothing that has ever been made anything like it. Now, milk is pretty special to me, and you might ask why. And it is pretty simple. My dad grew up on a dairy, where they milked Holstein cows every morning, every day of the year, 365 days a year. And I remember, all the way through high school, my grandma still milking cows. When your grandma milks cows, you get to have milk for breakfast, for lunch, for supper. Even in school, we got to have milk and a little snack at 10 a.m., and I was one of the lucky kids who got two cartons of milk every lunch. And I just learned--I didn't know this. I just assumed that this is what everyone was doing--that if you didn't leave whole milk out for Santa Claus, then he wouldn't leave you presents. Now, whole milk helps to keep growing kids and adults healthy and strong because it has 13 essential nutrients packed into one drink. And because of the fat content, specifically in whole milk, it promotes the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.…”