"This successful sting operation is sure to be a buzzkill for would-be honey smugglers," - @ChuckSchumer on Chinese honey bust.
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Emily Ethridge (@CQRCEmily) February 20, 2013It was called “Project Honeygate” and resulted in the bust of two companies that reportedly ducked $180 million in import duties on cheap Chinese honey. We don’t have anything clever to say about that, so we’ll leave it to Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Just got a statement from Schumer on honey bust that includes way too many puns—
Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) February 20, 2013
.@ChuckSchumer on honey-smuggling bust: "This successful sting operation is sure to be a buzz kill for would-be honey smugglers."—
Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) February 20, 2013
@nielslesniewski I would have gone with "would-bee."—
Emily Ethridge (@CQRCEmily) February 20, 2013
Sen Schumer: "…For too long, foreign smuggling of this product has created a sticky situation for domestic honey producers…"—
David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) February 20, 2013
Sen Schumer: "…We need a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to honey laundering.” (thus concludes Sen. Pun's statement.)—
David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) February 20, 2013
clearly chuck schumer's press people are bored as hell today—
john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) February 20, 2013
Recess is rough for everyone. RT @dcbigjohn: clearly chuck schumer's press people are bored as hell today—
Emma Dumain (@DumainBlogette) February 20, 2013
