Sen. Crapo: Weekly Column - Bean Soup - A Senate Tradition With Idaho Connections
December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on Dec. 18, 2023:
* * *
Bean Soup - A Senate Tradition With Idaho Connections
For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, "There are competing stories about the origin of the mandate that bean soup be served daily. According to one story, the Senate's bea . . .
* * *
Bean Soup - A Senate Tradition With Idaho Connections
For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, "There are competing stories about the origin of the mandate that bean soup be served daily. According to one story, the Senate's bea . . .