Political Quotes

“when the Republicans announced that they were going to close down the school lunch program and fold it into a block grant program, I went to my favorite expert in my district, my wife, who is a schoolteacher, to ask her what she thought. She said, I think we should have welfare reform and I understand why people are upset with the Food Stamp Program, but this is the food that these kids eat every day. It is not like they take this food out onto the street and sell it. There is no black market for school lunch programs. Why do the Republicans want to take apples and milk away from 6-year-olds in the United States? Why could I not answer that question for my wife? In the Halls of Congress I am still waiting for the answer. Why do the Republicans want to take milk and apples away from 6-year-olds in the United States of America?”