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by Marion Nestle
Feb
27
2017
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
The chair of the House Ag Committee , Mike Conaway from Texas, provides his votes on issues summarized in a handy chart. ‘
According to Politico, his opinion on whether SNAP should omit sugary beverages is unclear, although
He did offer his take on sugar-sweetened drinks: “Sugary drinks have a clear impact on people’s health, but if we eliminated them off the face of the earth, I don’t know that obesity rates would be any different.”
And then there’s The Food Marketing Institute , which posted this appreciative tweet:*