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Patricia Schroeder: “the Los Angeles Times today reports that when Speaker Newt Gingrich was asked about the Democrats and the school lunch…”

On the recordMarch 8, 1995
the Los Angeles Times today reports that when Speaker Newt Gingrich was asked about the Democrats and the school lunch program, he said, ``The Democrats won't be happy until every child gets a Ferrari.'' Let me tell you, this is not a school car program, this is a school lunch program, and the Democrats will not be happy until every child gets good nutrition, ``Why Johnny can't eat.'' We are not talking about happy meals with little prizes in them, and we are not talking about big fancy cars, because we do not give them to our kids; besides which, I must say to the Speaker, if Democrats were going to give anything, they would give a Ford.
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Patricia Schroeder
Colorado
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Addressing comments made by Speaker Newt Gingrich regarding the school lunch program.

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