[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14426]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          RISING COST OF FOOD

  (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, this fall, the rising cost of food will be 
felt by schools from Massachusetts to Hawaii, an impact that will 
severely strain the budgets of school districts across this great land.
  Today, Chairman George Miller and the Education and Labor Committee 
will hold a hearing on the rising cost of food and the impact on the 
school meal programs. Sadly, healthier food choices may be scrapped for 
cheaper, less nutritious food. After-school meal programs may be scaled 
back or eliminated. Our kids will pay the price.
  There is no easy answer to this problem, but we can all agree that we 
cannot let this food price crisis result in our school-aged children 
going without food simply because school districts are struggling with 
these rising prices.
  I commend Chairman Miller for holding this hearing, and I look 
forward to working with him on this important issue.

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