[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                             SCHOOL LUNCHES

  (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, it is said in every war the first casualty is 
the truth and this is certainly the case in the Republican revolution.
  While the GOP claims that its budget cuts will not hurt American 
children, the truth is that children are the ones in the direct line of 
fire.
  Mr. Speaker, 43 percent of the children in my district--18,625 
children--will be impacted by the Republicans' cuts in the School Lunch 
Program.
  A lunch may be something my colleagues on the other side of the aisle 
take for granted, but for some of these children it is their only meal 
of the day.
  This meal provides the nourishment they need to learn and perform 
better so they can become productive citizens.
  The mantra of the day is block grants. Well this one needs to be 
closely examined. The truth is there will be less money in the block 
grants and the Governors don't have to use this money for school 
lunches.
  To make matters worse, the Republicans have eliminated national 
nutritional standards which prevented ketchup from being counted as a 
vegetable.
  Mr. Speaker, the mean-spirited attacks on our children must stop. I 
urge my colleagues to oppose these devastating cuts--for our children 
and for the future of our country.

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