It is unclear whether the Lake Okeechobee water woes will come up at tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate.
The HuffPost had a summary blog piece on the sugar industry’s ties to both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders prior to to the Democratic Presidential Debate yesterday, and Marco Rubio has also has accepted significant campaign contributions from the industry, but the question outlined below was not asked last night.
“”A more pointed question to ask of the Democratic candidates in tonight’s televised debate: “Big Sugar is the symbol of corporate welfare in the U.S. The industry controls Tallahassee and Washington, DC through massive campaign contributions. Have you ever accepted free travel or trips to the Dominican Republic from sugar billionaires? Yes or no.”” HuffPost
The question is will any Lake Okeechobee-related issues be raised tonight in the Republican Debate?