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Morgan Griffith stated on February 11, 2011 in a newsletter.:

"A new ruling by the EPA would force dairy farmers to comply with the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Program when dealing with spilt milk -- the same regulations oil and natural gas producers must follow."

By Jacob Geiger• March 11, 2011

Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address:

Says he eliminated an EPA rule that treated spilled milk like it was oil.

By Molly Moorhead• January 25, 2012

Allen West stated on October 21, 2011 in a TV interview:

The EPA "wants to hire 230,000 new government regulators that will cost the taxpayer $21 billion."

By Amy Sherman• November 7, 2011

Ron Johnson stated on June 12, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.

By Eric Litke• July 12, 2019

Chris Collins stated on April 28, 2017 in an interview with Bloomberg:

Farmers "are now dumping milk into the ditches" because of a trade dispute with Canada

By Dan Clark• May 18, 2017

Lorraine Lewandrowski stated on February 24, 2021 in a hearing of the New York Senate Agriculture Committee:

It’s not currently “legal for a New York state student to have a glass of fresh whole milk.”

By John Pullano• June 7, 2021

Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview:

"We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers."

By Tom Kertscher• July 22, 2013

Elise Stefanik stated on February 03, 2023 in a news release:

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”

By Cameron Carr, Marnique O. Panepento• March 8, 2023

Facebook posts stated on May 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”

By Eric Litke• May 15, 2020

Dan Flynn stated on September 13, 2016 in a letter to state health officials:

"Not one illness has been reported from raw milk in" Texas "in more than four years. A total of six illnesses have occurred in the last 20 years."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 29, 2016

U.S. Dairy Export Council stated on May 09, 2016 in a press release:

Says a WHO proposal "portrays milk and dairy products as an obstacle to a healthy start in life."

By Jon Greenberg• May 20, 2016

Tammy Baldwin stated on January 12, 2017 in a news release:

Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."

By Dave Umhoefer• January 27, 2017

Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Goat’s milk is a good substitute for baby formula.

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 19, 2022

Jimmy Anderson stated on May 29, 2019 in a tweet:

Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets.

By Mica Soellner• June 11, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 03, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it

By Eric Litke• April 10, 2020

Al Sharpton stated on September 07, 2011 in a TV show:

One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time."

By Tom Kertscher• September 19, 2011

Elise Stefanik stated on November 17, 2022 in a news release:

Proposed rule would limit milk for WIC participants

By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 10, 2022

Instagram posts stated on January 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Oat milk “raises your blood sugar as much as drinking a Coke.”

By Sofia Ahmed• January 31, 2024

Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 12, 2021 in an op-ed:

“In West Virginia, a gallon of gas is nearly one dollar more than it was a year ago, and we’re paying about 30 cents more for a gallon of milk than we did at this time last year.”

By Maxwell Ionno, Olivia Murray• October 5, 2021

Jamie Oliver stated on August 29, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":

McDonald's in England only sells organic milk and free-range eggs, which provides more nutritious offerings than in the U.S.

By Robert Farley• August 31, 2010

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