[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 84 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
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                    TRIBUTE TO SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 10, 1996

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
50th anniversary of the National School Lunch Program. This highly 
successful program serves over 25 million meals annually to the 
children of California's Third Congressional District.
  In 1946, President Truman signed the National School Lunch Act, which 
was designed to ensure the nutritional health of the Nation's students. 
Some 7.1 million children were served by the program by the end of its 
first year. Currently, the National School Lunch Program serves 
breakfasts, lunches, and afternoon snacks, to more than 25 million 
children across the country.
  In spite of the School Lunch Program's obvious successes, the program 
was targeted for draconian cuts by the Republican Congress. Under the 
Republican plan, cuts in the School Lunch Program would have cost 
California about $1 billion over 4 years.
  I am proud to have opposed these cuts, and I salute the National 
School Lunch Program, for its 50 years of success in feeding our 
Nation's children. This is an excellent example of government that 
works.

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