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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Mon May 1, 2017, 04:34 PM May 2017

House Dems slam Perdues rollback of healthy school meal standards

House Democrats slammed the administration Monday for walking back healthy school meal standards promoted by former first lady Michelle Obama

Democratic Reps. Jim McGovern (Mass.), Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) and Chellie Pingree (Maine) called Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s first actions as head of the Department of Agriculture “disappointing.”

“Just days into his new job as Secretary of USDA, Secretary Perdue has decided to put special interests ahead of the health of America’s children,” DeLauro said in a statement.

“School meal nutrition standards were enacted, on a bipartisan basis, to bring school meals up to date with the latest nutrition science — ensuring that our children have healthy options on their plates. However, the USDA and President Trump have now decided to roll back much of the progress we have made in the fight against rates of childhood obesity and malnutrition."

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http://thehill.com/regulation/331438-house-dems-slam-perdues-roll-back-of-healthy-school-meal-standards

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House Dems slam Perdues rollback of healthy school meal standards (Original Post) n2doc May 2017 OP
Agriculture wants the federal dollars but doesn't want to provide delisen May 2017 #1
Seems to be the direction. Wellstone ruled May 2017 #2
Saw some truly horrible stuff on Twitter about benld74 May 2017 #3

delisen

(6,039 posts)
1. Agriculture wants the federal dollars but doesn't want to provide
Mon May 1, 2017, 04:37 PM
May 2017

the products and services.

Taking money to malnourish American children??

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Seems to be the direction.
Mon May 1, 2017, 04:42 PM
May 2017

Again,Trump supporters hate free or reduced School Lunch's. Proof,read the Comment sections in Rural Newspapers.

benld74

(9,889 posts)
3. Saw some truly horrible stuff on Twitter about
Mon May 1, 2017, 04:50 PM
May 2017

Michelle and her lunch alternatives.

Deplorable bunch they indeed are

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