CARE Act: Behind the Scenes

Dear Client: Interestingly, it seems like some of the suppliers might have differing views regarding HR 5034. The brewers seem to want to maintain the status quo and appear less hostile, at least in their testimony, towards wholesalers. As Rick Doyle of Harpoon Brewery (who testified yesterday) put it, the "current system has also served the public well." Meanwhile Tracy Genesen's, a partner at Kirkland and Ellis who was involved in the Granholm hearing, testimony suggests that wineries want to