Political Quotes

“This was a great victory for our children because they need more and more fruits and vegetables in their school lunches. We all know about the problem we have with kids eating too much junk food for lunch and this program would have put more nutritious foods on our children's lunch trays. Instead of eating candy, they could be eating nutritious foods like apples, pears and carrots. Unfortunately, the USDA is not complying with this provision. Instead of adding the $200 million on top of baseline spending, USDA has eliminated the baseline spending, so there is no guarantee that there will be any new spending on fruits and vegetables for our children. In fact in 2002, USDA did not even meet the minimum purchase requirement. In 2002, only $181 million in fresh fruits and vegetables were purchased under section 32.”