John Garamendi: “I urge the House to pay attention to the Farm to School Act of 2015. Like my colleague from Arkansas, California is a…”

“I urge the House to pay attention to the Farm to School Act of 2015. Like my colleague from Arkansas, California is a big agricultural State, and we know that kids go hungry. We have the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Children Act, providing some $5 million annually in competitive programs for schools to establish the Farm to School Act programs. These programs are vitally important to farmers, increasing their income, but even more important to kids who can get good, healthy food, locally grown and available in their schools. So let's pay attention here. Let's get this new bill underway. Let's move this program forward. Let's put some money so our kids can have good food and our local farmers can have a good market. ____________________”