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Senators tell the story of why milk is served during the political trial

2020-01-23T16:31:19.937Z


While the second day of the political trial against President Donald Trump continued, the dairy drink made a small appearance in the United States Senate chamber.


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Washington (CNN) - Milk: drink that is good for the world's largest deliberative body.

That's right, to the United States Senate.

While the second day of the political trial against President Donald Trump continued, the dairy drink made a small appearance in the United States Senate chamber.
At the end of Wednesday afternoon, the Republican Senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton, was seen dropping two glasses on his desk, between chocolate morsels. Directly in front of Cotton's desk, the Republican senator from North Carolina, Richard Burr, was drinking from his own glass of milk, which was handed to him by a Senate assistant, while the Democratic prosecutors of the House of Representatives presented their initial arguments .

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It was said that Senator Elizabeth Warren had ordered a glass of milk on Tuesday afternoon. But the Democratic presidential candidate told reporters on Wednesday that she had in fact smuggled some yogurt.

Apart from water, milk is the only drink that, by tradition, if not by rule, is allowed in the Senate.

According to Alan Frumin, who was a member of the Senate and is a CNN contributor, a precedent set by the president of the Senate on January 24, 1966, stated: "The Senate rules do not prohibit a senator from drinking milk during his speech." Frumin says that this is a "precedent" and not a formal "rule" of the Senate.

However, with senators trapped in their desks for hours during the trial, the unusual choice of drinks may be too tempting to pass up.

But this does not explain how the milk ended up on the menu of strict Senate facilities. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who is a doctor, told CNN that the practice began to help senators suffering from peptic ulcer disease because "a long time ago, in the 50s" there was no other treatment for the condition that was not drinking milk.

"There were no medications for peptic ulcer disease, so people drank milk and senators could drink milk because they had ulcers," he said.

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All this was news for some of the most important members of the Senate. When CNN asked him if in his 45 years in the Senate he had asked for milk at his position in the Senate, Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy looked surprised.

"I didn't know," said Leahy. "But I'm new here."

As he spoke, Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas turned the corner. Leahy grabbed Roberts.

“Pat, did you know this? Can we ask for milk within the Senate? ”

Roberts shook his head and added: "And I am the president of the Agricultural Commission!"

Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who belongs to the leading dairy producer in the United States, Wisconsin, was also ashamed of never asking for milk.

"I'm drinking water," Johnson admitted. “Don't accuse me for that. Like many dairy products, believe me, but I like cheese more than milk. I put it in my cereal. ”

Cassidy said she also sticks to water, but that milk would be a healthy option for most of her colleagues.

"It's not very good if you're lactose intolerant," he said. "It's really not great if you're stuck in the Senate and you're lactose intolerant."

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At dusk, rumors about milk orders began to spread through the Senate chamber.

"Really, someone had milk," Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri said in amazement.

"You may have to ask a little," said Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Bob Casey.

After the final dinner break on Wednesday, it seemed that Warren had decided to exchange his yogurt for a genuine glass of the uncultivated beverage. Next to a glass of water, he took occasional sips of his milk while the arguments of the prosecutors' day ended.

- Dana Bash of CNN, Kristin Wilson, Jeremy Herb, Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report

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Source: cnnespanol

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