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DENNIS A. CARDOZA: “I don't like what I consider to be an extravagant disaster assistance program. I don't like the minuscule cuts to direct…”

On the recordMay 14, 2008
I don't like what I consider to be an extravagant disaster assistance program. I don't like the minuscule cuts to direct payments, and I don't like the unnecessary subsidies. And I don't like the fact that this bill reduces the mandatory funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program by $756 million. This is a program that is close to my heart, Mr. Speaker, a program that is proven to work. Named after George McGovern and Bob Dole, this program feeds hungry children around the world in a school setting. The only thing crueler than not feeding a hungry child is to feed that child for a while and then stop.
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DENNIS A. CARDOZA
California
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Discussing concerns about the farm bill and its impact on child nutrition programs.

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