Strengthening the Buy American provision ensures that the children eat not only safe and nutritious food but it supports the backbone of American agriculture.

That is crazy, and I cannot even imagine that, to go hungry for the rest of the day just because you were embarrassed to actually just, you know, to get lunch.

I really want to thank all of you for coming here and enlighten all of us throughout all this, because I really do fundamentally think that it is so very critical.

I personally, I think that is absurd.

I thank Chairman Fetterman for introducing legislation to expand CEP and supporting Universal School Meals Program Act.

American kids should be eating American-grown food in our schools. It is safer, healthier, and supports our own economy.

Strengthening the Buy American provision ensures that the children eat not only safe and nutritious food but it supports the backbone of American agriculture.

I am determined to do everything in my power to pass a farm bill by the end of the year that does that.

I thank Chairman Fetterman for introducing legislation to expand CEP and supporting Universal School Meals Program Act.

I personally, I think that is absurd.

I stand with the farmers, the food manufacturers, the labor unions like the Teamsters, who support this bill.

School lunch should always be free, and definitely free of judgment.