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Lynn C. Woolsey: “There is something missing in this bill. We all know that if a child enters the classroom having had a nourishing…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2004
There is something missing in this bill. We all know that if a child enters the classroom having had a nourishing breakfast, that child learns better, has better attendance and better discipline and tests better. But we have not ensured in this bill that every child will enter the classroom having had a nutritious breakfast. We have expanded the breakfast program by making it easier for those who are eligible or who want to participate in the program, making it easier for them to do that. But, Mr. Speaker, some day this country's going to have to step up to the plate, understand children are 25 percent of our population. They are 100 percent of the future of this country, and unless they learn to the best of their ability, we are not going to have the country we want in the future.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California
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Discussing the importance of ensuring children have access to nutritious breakfasts in education.

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