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Bobby Scott: “So, before we hear the tired arguments from detractors that the federal government is trying to create a 'nanny state'…”

On the recordJune 26, 2013
So, before we hear the tired arguments from detractors that the federal government is trying to create a 'nanny state' by promoting regular healthy meals in schools, I ask you how long are we gong to leave our nation's youth, our country's future, out to dry?
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Scott defends federal involvement in school nutrition against critics.

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