Potatoes could soon have more in common with rice than carrots as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) looks into reclassifying the vegetable as a grain.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington joined a bipartisan group of 14 senators against the reclassification, according to a news release from Sen. Cantwell’s office on Friday.
The group is composed of: Sen. Cantwell, Susan Collins (R-ME), Michael Bennet (D-CO), James Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Angus King (I-ME), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Hoeven (R-ND) and Jeffrey Merkley (D-OR).
Senators write letter opposing reclassification of potatoes
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