Pizza Fuels Debt Ceiling Crisis

Cheese-laden pizza was the food of choice when late night budget meetings dragged on beyond the dinner hour.

While there are probably few winners in this past month’s debate over the Federal debt ceiling, dairy farmers may have helped fuel the debate.


The reason: Cheese-laden pizza was the food of choice when late night budget meetings dragged on beyond the dinner hour and take-out was the best and cheapest option, reports CNN.

True to form, Republicans preferred more meat on their pies while Democrats piled on the veggies. But they both needed cheese to hold everything together. If nothing else, both sides got their recommended daily requirement of calcium and eight other essential nutrients.

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