[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2396-H2397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           NUTRITION PROGRAMS FEED CHILDREN, NOT BUREAUCRATS

  (Ms. PRYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE. Mr. Speaker, to listen to the Democrats speak, one would 
think the Republicans are ogres, taking food out of the mouths of 
babes. They have called us cruel; they have called us despicable.
  Mr. Speaker, what is despicable is their tactics. They are deceiving 
the American people, and they know it. There are absolutely no cuts in 
the School Lunch Program under the Republican welfare plan. Let me say 
that again. Thee will be no cuts in the School Lunch Program.
  As a matter of fact, the funding for the program will actually 
increase by $203 million, an increase of 4.5 percent. Furthermore, the 
Republican plan guarantees that 80 percent of the funds will actually 
go to feed hungry children, while 2 percent can be spent on 
administrative costs.
  Our proposal will make sure that the money will go where it is 
needed, into 
[[Page H2397]] food for children, not pay checks for bureaucrats. 
Democrats seem more concerned about feeding bureaucrats than feeding 
children.
  Mr. Speaker, the debate should not involve using scare tactics to 
defend the status quo. Our children are more important than that.

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