[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3093-H3094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TRUTH

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I have come to the floor of the House to 
confront my Democratic colleagues who seem more intent on distortions, 
regarding the future of the School Lunch Program, rather than promoting 
the health and safety of our Nation's most precious asset--our 
children. I hope these individuals abandon hollow political rhetoric 
and tell the American public the truth. The Republican plan is growing 
school meals by 4.5 percent. Tell the American people the truth. By the 
year 2000, we will be spending $1 billion more on school lunches than 
today. Tell the American public the truth, Republicans are cutting out 
Federal bureaucrats and bringing school lunches closer to home.
  [[Page H3094]] Mr. Speaker, for the sake of our children, let us hope 
the Democrats end this partisan charade and tell the truth about the 
Republican school lunch proposal--increased funding, more meals for the 
children who need them, and fewer Federal bureaucrats micromanaging our 
lives.

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