Overall, this is a very strong bill that makes the necessary and responsible investments and that represents a critical step in answering President Obama and First Lady Obama's call to end childhood hunger. For the sake of the health and well-being of our Nation's schoolchildren and our future, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and to pass the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Jared Polis: “Overall, this is a very strong bill that makes the necessary and responsible investments and that represents a critical…”
On the recordDecember 1, 2010
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The speaker is advocating for the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act to combat childhood hunger.
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