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James T. Callahan: I rise today, I guess, to a point of inquiry... to engage in a colloquy, a conversation about something I think is a…

On the recordJune 22, 2000
I rise today, I guess, to a point of inquiry... to engage in a colloquy, a conversation about something I think is a very serious problem. We have been hearing a lot of talk in the last couple of months about the breakup of Microsoft. But there is another serious problem that I think the Justice Department ought to look into, and that is a company by the name of Krispy Kreme who manufactures and bakes daily doughnuts. Krispy Kreme readily admits on their advertising that they are the world's finest doughnuts, the same as Bill Gates talked about his computers. They are the world's largest selling doughnut, which proves my point that they have a monopoly on doughnuts, because they have developed the most delectable, delicious possibility of confection capabilities known to mankind. As a result, there is no doubt about it that they have a monopoly. I think and I want my colleagues' help and their assistance in trying to convince Janet Reno to, maybe, bust this company up.
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James T. Callahan
Oklahoma

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Discussing potential antitrust issues related to Krispy Kreme during a committee meeting.

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