Chellie Pingree actually said...

"I would like to thank Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Peterson, and Members of the House Committee on Agriculture for holding a hearing on food waste and for inviting me to speak today."

"I think you'll agree it's unconscionable that so much food ends up in landfills."

"I introduced a bill last week that has a pretty simple proposal: create two labels--one that says 'expires on' for food that really is unsafe to eat after a certain date, and another that says 'best i..."

"The recent Food Date Labeling Act introduced by Rep. Chellie Pingree (H.R. 5298) does just this."