[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HEALTHY MEALS HELP KIDS LEARN

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, school breakfasts and lunches are often 
the most nutritious meal a student eats in a day. That is why so many 
districts across the country are offering tastier, healthier meals.
  With our incredible Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, I visited one 
such school in Watertown, Massachusetts, as part of my statewide End 
Hunger Now tour.
  We were treated to a tour of the Hosmer Elementary School by two 
bright second graders and enjoyed a delicious salad for lunch, 
featuring lettuce grown down the street by the students at Watertown's 
very own freight farm.
  The enthusiasm of the students about their locally grown, nutritious 
school meals was infectious.
  Mr. Speaker, this Congress can help make sure that every single 
district across the country has first-class school meal programs. We 
must pass my bill, the Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act, to increase 
funding for school meal programs.
  We must also reverse the devastating Trump administration cuts to 
local and school food programs that improve access to nutritious food.
  Together, we can improve nutrition, improve learning outcomes, and 
end hunger now.

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