[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      SCHOOL LUNCH SCARE PROGRAMS

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, I watched with utter disbelief yesterday as 
not only the Democratic leadership, but the President of the United 
States, stood up and scared every single school-aged child in this land 
by telling them we are going to starve them to death.
  Mr. Speaker, once again the Democrats have not told the whole truth. 
We are not cutting school lunches. We are cutting Federal bureaucrats. 
Under the Republican plan, spending for school lunches will increase 4 
percent at least next year, and administrative overhead will decrease 
dramatically.
  I know it is hard for the Democrats to shake the Big Government 
ideology they have called for for so long, but Republicans are charging 
ahead to make the Government smaller and less costly. While we are busy 
seeking bold new solutions, all the Democrats can do is carp about 
tired myths and defend the failed and bankrupt welfare state.

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