![]() When the tradition started, leaders in both parties looked at it leerily. A bill to replenish the fund has attracted bipartisan support in both chambers, including 40 Senate co-sponsors, but Congress is prioritizing other issues, including averting a government shutdown, raising the debt ceiling, and passing the multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and social spending bills.Įven though they sat on opposite sides of the aisle, Coons called Isakson “a great mentor and ultimately a great friend.” Conversations with Republicans over heaps of meat tenderized by gently rendered fat, Coons said, helped grease the wheels for cross-party collaboration. Congress created a Restaurant Revitalization Fund in March as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that not a single Republican supported, but its $28.6 billion allocation practically ran dry overnight after 278,000 eateries asked for more than $72 billion in relief. If sharing some sweet tea can sweeten bipartisan deal-making, restaurateurs like Thornton and Latimer may benefit. “At a time where they’re extremely busy with three restaurants, and all the challenges that are going on today in the market - sourcing a product and labor - they still dropped everything that they were doing to come and be a part of this.” The pandemic has hurt the food service industry harder than some other sectors, as Thornton noted while lauding Latimer for making the trip. Asking pulled pork to pull the Senate together to deal with all that seems like a tall order. On top of that, Congress is facing yet another potential government shutdown, negotiations on police reform collapsed Wednesday, a sizable chunk of the GOP still refuses to acknowledge the validity of last year’s election and the coronavirus continues to ravage unvaccinated Americans. If anything, Coons was downplaying the grim state of affairs, as Democrats and Republicans continue to play chicken on raising the debt limit, risking a catastrophic default of the nation’s credit if neither side blinks - all for the possibility of a small partisan boost in the next election. “And I’d say we’re back into a place where we’re pretty divided.” “Johnny started doing this a little over a decade ago, when the Senate was getting kind of hinky - people were getting mad at each other, there was not a lot of understanding,” said Coons. Louis ribs, plus heaps upon heaps of sides like mac ’n’ cheese and baked beans.Īll of those calories were consumed for a noble cause: sating the Senate’s hunger for a little comity. ![]() Along with their team, they prepared more than 400 pounds of brisket, pulled pork and St. After a COVID-caused pause last year, Thornton recruited some help from his buddy Latimer of Jasper, Ga.’s Bub-Ba-Q. to cook slow and low for senators and their staff. This was the 11th time Thornton, of South 40 Smokehouse in Marietta, Ga., trekked up to D.C. “We’re still partially wet,” Thornton said. Wednesday, tending the hardwood fires throughout the damp and windy night. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and now continuing under the sponsorship of two Democrats ( Chris Coons of Delaware and Raphael Warnock of Georgia) and two Republicans ( Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Roy Blunt of Missouri).Īlong with fellow pitmaster Bubba Latimer and a crew of colleagues, Thornton started smoking the meats for Thursday’s lunch around 4 p.m. “This” is the Senate’s annual bipartisan barbecue lunch, a tradition started a little over a decade ago by retired Sen. “I’m honored … to come up here and be a part of this,” he said. *Bubba can stay on site for as long as you need but we recommend one hour for, near one hour setup, one hour service, and about one hour for clean up, call now to get full service price quotes.Dale Thornton sounds happier than you’d expect for a man who got 30 minutes of sleep last night, having spent most of it standing in the rain. *Bubba can provide all the chaffing dishes, tea, ice, serving utensils, staff and more for a simple fee, please call now to book yer party! *There is a minimum fer bubba to come and cater it fer ya!Ĭall now fer us to staff it and setup fer ya! Give us a call today for all your full service catering needs at 1-80 or email us at or fill out the form below to get a quote.īubba can Bring everyting to ya! Set it up, do all yer cooking, and clean it up too! Fer any number of yer friend wether it be 4 or 4000 Bubba got a pot and a Truck and we can GIT R DUN! You make the Call we make the HAUL! We will even bring a few of our KIN to help ya serve it up and Make yer party the place ever one wants to be! All of our Sides and other stuff is made fresh daily, using the best southern ingredients and our own special recipes. BubbaQue’s catering only smokes the very best cuts of PORK, BEEF, CHICKEN, and RIBS.
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