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


                      FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, finally, the truth has prevailed. For the 
past week, House Republicans have been accused of not caring for 
children and for future American generations. Opponents believe that we 
are going to dismantle the Federal School Lunch Program. That is simply 
not true.
  We realize that children are better able to learn when fed a 
nutritious meal on a regular basis. Under our proposal, the program 
will grow by 4.5 percent, and in the current budget year we will spend 
$4.7 billion, yet another increase for children.
  Since January, we have been busy passing a balanced budget amendment, 
a line-item veto, and even a new and improved crime package for the 
benefit of our children. In the coming weeks, we will work on a welfare 
reform package, a commonsense legal reform measure, and finish 
streamlining the Federal regulatory maze.
  We will continue to create a brighter future for our country's most 
important resource--our children.

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