As I walk the halls of the U.S. Senate feeling very blessed to get to represent the great people of Idaho in this extraordinary seat of freedom, hope and decorum, I take great pride in the bit of Idaho sustenance being served up daily in our Capitol as it fuels needed discussions about how best to govern our great country.
For more than 100 years, bean soup has been on the menu in the U.S. Senate. The soup is a Senate tradition with Idaho historical connections. Senate historians write, “There