Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to support this bipartisan legislation that will help ensure students receive healthy school meals. Students need access to nutritious meals so that they can be their best, both in and out of the classroom. Today's bipartisan legislation does just that. During pandemic lockdowns, school food programs were critical to those in need. These programs play an important role in non-pandemic times, too. It is important that we ensure this program is sustainable for schools, and that means responsible oversight and a return to regular order. We want to make sure that students who rely on school meals have access to them and that schools can continue to supply them, even in the face of skyrocketing, record-high inflation. As our constituents know, the price of just about everything has increased. The average family is spending $450 more per month. Eggs are up 32 percent, milk is up 16 percent, and bacon is up 15 percent. Our school meals programs are no exception to these rising costs. This measure will help schools cope with rising food prices by temporarily providing supplemental reimbursements as these programs transition back to normal operations. I do think it is very important to emphasize that these increases are temporary and will last 1 year. I appreciate the Democrats and the Senate for working with us to ensure these are temporary, supplemental funds to address inflation specifically.…”