[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2492-H2493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   BLOCK GRANTING SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM WILL GIVE STATES MORE CONTROL

  (Mrs. CUBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I find myself compelled to rise and speak 
once again on behalf of truth and against the untrue accusations from 
the other side of the aisle.
  In no uncertain terms, the Republicans in Congress do not intend to 
deprive school children of nutritious meals.
  Less than a week ago a Wyoming newspaper's headlines read ``GOP Hopes 
To Abolish School Lunch Programs. Democrats Say Children May 
[[Page H2493]]  Starve by the Thousands.'' Nothing could be further 
from the truth and the Democrats know it.
  Funding for school lunch programs will increase by 4.5 percent each 
year over the next 5 years. That is not a figure that would lead a 
reasonable person to believe that the school lunch program will be 
eliminated.
  Block granting the school lunch program will give the States more 
control to spend the funds where they are most needed. And by requiring 
States to use at least 80 percent of the funds for meals for low-income 
children, no one should be afraid that children will go hungry.
  The school lunch program will not be eliminated. Now, eliminating the 
jobs of the Federal bureaucrats who micromanage the nutrition programs 
is an excellent idea. That is one way to save money in Washington for 
food for kids.
  Let the Democrats take care of the bureaucrats--the Republicans will 
care for the children.


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