Heat cant melt turnout for Hill ice cream party
- June 21, 2012 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
Dairy Group hosts 30th annual event on same day Senate passes Farm Bill; IDFA opposes measure to manage milk supplies Yes, there was vanillaAmericas most popular ice cream flavor. But also Butterscotch Bomb, Banana Split, Orange Pineapple, Mint Ting-A-Ling and others. Despite record heat June 21 (99 reported at Reagan National Airport), throngs of congressional staffers lined up outdoors, in a mostly shady park just north of the Capitol building, for the 30th annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party. Many House and Senate interns loaded up boxes and trays with bowls to take back quickly to their offices. IDFA CEO Connie Tipton socializes with Rep. Robert… Read More