[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     STOP DECLARING WAR ON OUR KIDS

  (Mr. DURBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, the Gingrich Republicans are now calling for 
an end to our national program of free and low-cost school lunches. The 
message of the Gingrich Republicans to America's hungry children is 
clear: ``Let them eat the Republican Contract.''
  It is sad that our Republican colleagues have not taken the time to 
meet with teachers, who will tell you that for many of our Nation's 
kids the school lunch is the only nutritious meal in their day, the 
only way to help a listless child get ready to learn. Why are the 
Gingrich Republicans gutting the school lunch program? So that they can 
give tax breaks to the wealthy, a group well represented by the 
lobbyists in this town.
  Well, America's kids need their lobbyists in Washington, too. America 
needs to give the Gingrich Republicans a clear message: Stop declaring 
war on our kids.

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