[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 INCREASE, NOT REDUCE, THE FOOD PROGRAM

  (Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I went to the Henry Suder 
School in my district on last Friday for the School Nutrition Program, 
and while I was there, they gave me these paper dolls. They have been 
coming into the office over the last month or so. They are from various 
children who are at the school.
  One little girl says, and this is to Cardiss Collins from Pearl Haye. 
It says,

       Children need quality, nutritious foods to help them grow. 
     If there is no balanced food, they won't be healthy. They 
     will not become healthy citizens. I like to eat well, and I 
     like to learn a lot of skills. Please, increase, not reduce, 
     the food program so that all kids can benefit from it.

  You know, it is really amazing to me when people talk about cutting 
$60 billion out of the mouths of children. To snatch food right out of 
children's mouths is absolutely not comprehensible at all to me.
  You know, I went to the school, and for lunch they had a little tray 
with a few little chicken fingers, french fries, a few carrots, an 
orange, and a carton of milk.
  Why take that away from little kids? It does not make sense to do so.

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