[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   LET US KEEP THE NUTRITION PROGRAMS

  (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, guess who is going to pay for all those 
political promises, to the rich, of a tax cut? We now know. America's 
poorest children. We see them cutting and slashing with glee the 
nutrition programs that feed the lowest income children in America. 
That program was started in 1946 after World War II, when America 
became so concerned that many of the recruits could not pass muster 
because of malnutrition.
  Mr. Speaker, imagine a country that feeds the world now refusing to 
feed their own children so they can feed the fat cats that came to the 
fancy dinner. That is what this is about.
  How awful it is to see America's politicians pull up to the table as 
they start slashing their budget and throw children out first. Children 
should be the last to go out, and now we see that they are the first to 
go out.
  I hope that sends a real message as to what their vision of America 
is about. It is not mine.


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