It 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
http://twitter.com/CQRCEmily/statuses/304343871972839424
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 (@Emma_Dumain) February 20, 2013
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