On the recordJune 24, 2022
Our children are hungry, and I rise to support hungry children and to end their hunger. I rise to support the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022. One in every seven households with children struggle to get enough food on the table. Just weeks into our pandemic, which still continues, one in every three households with children, nearly half of all mothers, struggle to feed our children. It is crucial that we take emergency action to immediately stop the hunger in this Nation, and certainly, we should look around the world, as well. Congress must extend key flexibilities, and so this legislation provides nationwide waiver authority, allows waivers related to the summer food program. In my district, all of the school districts have children that are in need of food: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stop hungry children from suffering and pass this legislation and end hunger for children as we know it. The work must continue. Hungry children cannot be what America is defined as, and they must be safe. I ask my colleagues to join me in stopping hunger in America in our children and families. ____________________
