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There’s no such thing as a free lunch. That’s the future at least some Republicans seem to want.
The Republican Study Committee is a Congressional caucus that includes approximately three-quarters of the Republicans in the House of Representatives. Announcement of 2025 budget report this week. While the budget is unlikely to pass any time soon, it provides a glimpse of Republicans’ priorities if they win in November.
The budget aims to reform school lunch subsidies by removing the “community eligibility clause” from the federal government. school lunch program.
Community eligibility provisions fund school meals for all children enrolled in school, regardless of individual needs. The proposed RSC budget would remove that provision to ensure school meal provision only goes to “households in genuine need”, the report said.
According to , only nine states offer free school meals to all students, regardless of status. New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. States with universal free lunch include California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Vermont.
Similar bills are also being considered by lawmakers in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C.
Rep. Kevin Hahn (Oklahoma), RSC chairman, said in a statement that the budget addresses the growing federal debt and “proves that it is possible to balance the budget and run a surplus.” “
“Conservative policies work together across government to cut spending, lower taxes, reduce the size and scope of the federal government, and promote economic growth,” Hahn said. statement.
The RSC’s budget provides block grants to states for child nutrition programs with “tiered state cost sharing” to encourage efficient distribution and prevent “widespread fraud” in the program.
Crystal Fitzsimmons, director of child nutrition programs and policy at the Food Research and Action Center, said: intercept Proposals like this have been floated before but have failed to gain traction because they threaten important school nutrition standards. It also creates cumbersome administrative tasks for schools and families.
“To date, more than 40,000 schools are participating in community status, which enables them to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students,” Mr Fitzsimmons said.