Surge of Momentum in Bipartisan Effort for Sugar Industry Reform
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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STUART, Fla., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VoteWater, a Florida-based group with a mission to fight political corruption and defend the public's right to clean water, today announced the launch of the No Big Sugar Campaign (www.nobigsugar.com), a landmark effort to end the influence of Big Sugar money in politics and free elected leaders to act in the best interest of their communities.
Key Points:
- The vehicle for advancing this goal is an open letter and pledge to reject political contributions, direct and indirect, from Big Sugar.
- So we charge ahead, knowing the industry will fight to keep the system rigged, but also knowing real reform is possible."
- But American politics has changed in ways that open new paths to sugar policy reform.
- "The sugar industry does not have the right to demand Florida's environment kneel to their wishes," said Republican US Representative Brian Mast.