Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead

[Wicked Blue]

Source: NBC

Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., on Tuesday defended the impacts of the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children should be working instead of receiving free lunch.

During an interview on CNN, McCormick praised the move as a way to broadly re-evaluate how the government allocates funding. CNN anchor Pamela Brown noted that Head Start, which helps provide nutritional assistance to low-income children and families, is one of the programs that could be affected. She pressed McCormick on whether he would support cutting funding for free breakfast and lunches.

"Before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field, before child labor laws that precluded that. I was a paper boy, and when I was in high school, I worked my entire way through," McCormick said. "You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King, McDonald’s, during the summer, should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work? I think we need to have a top-down review."

McCormick, who was speaking from Doral, Florida, where House Republicans are holding their annual issues conference, said that the pause on federal funds gives the government a chance to "see where is the money really being spent."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-congressman-suggests-children-receiving-free-school-lunches-rcna189614

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So a 7 year old child should go work at McDonalds instead of getting free school lunches? This is beyond insane.

[Klarkashton]

1. Before child labor laws? How old is that dimwit asshole?

[unblock]

31. If he was 13 when child labor laws went into effect in 1938, then he's 100 years old now!

[Klarkashton]

32. He didn't pick berries or any of that other shit either.

[unblock]

33. I'm willing to believe he helped himself to someone else's crops

[johnnyfins]

47. He's either 110 years old or he's a fucking liar

I would put all my Trump Bitcoin on liar. Fucking degenerate asshole.

[Bluethroughu]

2. The republicans have been undermining child labor laws

At the state level for years.

[benfranklin1776]

45. Yes nothing says "pro life" like the exploitation and maiming of children for profit!

🤬🤬 Fuck this neoconfederate bastard to the hell where he would so gleefully consign others. And shouldn’t the bastard be at work since he’s a federal employee as ordered by his orange slavemaster not hanging out with the other lesser demons at a country club while being paid by we the people?

[ExciteBike66]

3. I hope the kids who make his burger spit on it first.

Republicans truly are moronic nutjobs.

[IzzaNuDay]

21. Even better: Chocolate pies, Minny style.

If you saw the movie “The Help”, you’d know the secret ingredient

[niyad]

54. Yes, we do!

[Ray Bruns]

4. "Before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field, before child labor laws that precluded that"

[LoisB]

5. He is full of it.

Child labor laws - 1938 If he was picking berries in a field, was it his JOB or was he picking them because he wanted to?
McCormick is 56
SOB went to Morehouse College (an HBCU)

[maxsolomon]

7. "Before I was 13" means he was 12.

If he was born in Oct 1968, that was 1980-81.

What a load.

[LoisB]

9. They tell such stupid, obvious lies.

[Skittles]

22. they know the MAGAt base is easily manipulated

they buy it, no questions asked

[LoisB]

23. Sad, isn't it? Whatever happened to the ability to think?

[Skittles]

27. repukes LOVE people who cannot think for themselves

all they have to do is make up bullshit issues to keep them outraged - CRT! DEI! WOKE!

it works

[niyad]

58. The pukes and powers have spent over 50 years dumbing down what

passes for education in this country. After all, you cannot control a populace capable of critical thinking. And TRAITOR** openly said he loved the poorly educated.

[niyad]

38. Are there a lot of berry farms around Portland, OR, or Las Vegas?

[LoisB]

60. Good question.

[maxsolomon]

62. Plenty around Portland.

Berries are what grows best in the PNW.

[iemanja]

18. Unless it was a family farm

Either his own family or a neighbor's.

[LoisB]

19. Yep. That's what I thought. I'm sure he wasn't picking berries as a paid job.

[niyad]

53. H graduated from Oregon, went to Morehouse School of Medicine.

[joshdawg]

6. With credit to Bo Pilgrim,

I find it mind-boggling to hear the abject stupidity of some republicans. I mean, no one is that stupid.........or are they?

[niyad]

56. They are pukes. . so the answer is HELL YES!!!

[delisen]

8. He should have studied more, worked less. He did not learn about civics

He has been screwing up our society and economy with giveaways to wealthy corporations that undermine our Constitution and undermine the health of our children.

It looks like white privilege got him into med school. Makes me wonder if he is spending his time in Congress on insider training.

[niyad]

57. or insider trading.

[sakabatou]

10. They soooo want to bring back workhouses

[Karasu]

43. Of course. Their dream is to undo the New Deal and all pro-labor regulation that has been enacted since.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Such a busy Magat, and still, he has time to scheme to make life more painful for struggling people.

Dec 15, 2023 12:53 PM EST

RICH MCCORMICK ADDRESSES MAJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ALTERCATION: "I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF TOUCH"
By Rey Harris

Washington DC - Congressman Rich McCormick has apologized for a recent incident that took place with Marjorie Taylor Greene, which she described as "physically aggressive."

Representative Rich McCormick apologized after his colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged he got "physically aggressive" with her during a dispute.

Earlier this month, CNN reported that Greene told House Speaker Mike Johnson in private that McCormick "grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her" during a dispute over their competing resolutions.

"I had a disappointing conversation with somebody else. [Then] I came up to her, I placed my hands on her shoulder and said, 'At least you and I can have an honest conversation,'" he explained. "That's all I said."

He went on to argue that physical contact is pretty common between him and many of his colleagues in the House, where he says, "Everybody touches everybody."

More:
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/marjorie-taylor-greene/rich-mccormick-addresses-majorie-taylor-greene-altercation-i-believe-in-the-power-of-touch-3041556

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Who is Beth Van Duyne? The Texas GOP Rep, 53, 'seen holding hands under the table' with Georgia Republican Rich McCormick - as he files for divorce from oncologist wife
Georgia Republican representative rumored to be dating Texas representative

By JAMES REYNOLDS
PUBLISHED: 07:04 EST, 17 May 2024 | UPDATED: 07:47 EST, 17 May 2024

Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick filed for divorce from his wife this month, requesting a mutual restraining order and leading to a flurry of speculation from peers.

His wife of 12 years, oncologist Debra Miller, only told DailyMail.com that she was 'sure that he will not be forthcoming' when approached about the cause of the relationship's breakdown.

But Capitol Hill insiders have said they saw McCormick, 55, 'holding hands under the table' with female Republican member of the House Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas.

A source added that they had seen him 'grab the small of her back' on the House floor during votes.

With the two rumored to have been an item since at least January, Rich McCormick's followers may now be asking: who is Beth Van Duyne?

More:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13429341/Who-Beth-Van-Duyne-Texas-GOP-Rep-53-seen-holding-hands-table-Georgia-Republican-Rich-McCormick-files-divorce-oncologist-wife.html

[Deep State Witch]

12. Paper Boy?

Does anyone even read dead-tree versions of newspapers anymore?

[maxsolomon]

13. They did in the early 1980s when he was a teenager.

A paper route is completely plausible. Probably a lie, but a plausible lie.

[Deep State Witch]

15. I Know

I grew up in the early 80's. I'm talking about those jobs now.

Working at McDonalds? You have to have a work permit if you are under 18. Although, in some states they can use child labor. But, do you want a 13-year-old operating a deep fryer?

Paper boy - Yeah. Maybe in the 80's. Nowadays, the only person I know of who gets a dead tree paper is my 84-year-old aunt.

Babysitting - This may still be valid. But most parents take their kids with them to the movies or dinner these days, where they act up and make everyone miserable.

[jmowreader]

48. About eight thousand people in my city do

[pfitz59]

14. What used to be 'teen' jobs

are now often held by retirees with no pension or struggling moms as a second or third job.

[LeftInTX]

16. Didn't Newt Gingrich propose this?

[Dave Bowman]

24. Newt was a nasty heartless pos too.

Although the slimeball was probably far worse.

"Newt famously dumped wife #1 for wife #2 while wife #1 was in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery. As in literally went to the hospital to present her with divorce papers while she was recovering from surgery for uterine cancer."

And he was also cheating on wife #2.

[electric_blue68]

35. Oh, he's one of the Scummiest Around! He's the one who came up with List of Really Inflammatory Words for Repugs....

to hurl at Democrats in Congress!

I think I've only hated drumphf more!

[LeftInTX]

39. Yep. He's scum. I think he proposed it during his short lived run for president.

I think he wanted kids to work as janitors in schools too.....

He also proposed eliminating the Ninth Court of Appeals.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

44. I did work as a janitor in my school ...

... in Houston Tx in 1977. I was 12 and spent two hours a day after school emptying garbage cans all around my junior high for $5/hr which was very good at the time. Then I took city busses for another two hours to get home around 7pm every night. I did not last long as it negatively impacted my grades.

I was also on free lunches at the time as my family was poor. The free meals were much more important for my long-term success than the after-school job. I have been a professor for 25+ years now.

Education is the only real way out of poverty for most people. And hungry kids don't learn.

[exboyfil]

52. The transportation thing is a very important consideration

It is difficult to get the workers to the locations of the available jobs. I think 12 is really too young to be doing janitorial work, but I could see high schoolers doing work instead of extracurriculars so long as that sacrifice is recognized in scholarship and admission criteria.

It is immoral to withhold food to children.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

59. I think the 2-hr bus ride each day - rain or shine - was what broke me. Nt

[Mrsfiddlegirl]

17. Georgia kids should be studying not working.

Georgia ranks 31st in education in 2024. Stay home and do your homework kiddos.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/public-school-rankings-by-state

[tavernier]

20. And if he gets very hungry and steals a loaf of bread

because he’s ten and can’t be hired by McDonalds, then he should lose a hand.
Perhaps Richy Rich would like to saw it off himself? He sounds like he’s very turned on by causing pain to poor kids.

Sorry, meant to post this to the original OP.

[Rebl2]

25. Right

Senator. I want to see a first grader frying up burgers at the burger joint and deep frying those nasty fries.
WHAT a FUCKING IDIOT.

[Skittles]

26. Skittles suggests some repuke congressmen should go fuck themselves

YES INDEED

[Lovie777]

28. Didn't McDonald declined DEI?....

[Dave Bowman]

40. Yep, no more big macs for me.

[kerouac2]

29. No, they should pick berries or deliver papers I guess

Because every school district needs hundreds if not thousands of kids to pick berries and deliver papers...

[tulipsandroses]

30. He saying this while he's at Doral - At tax payers' expense, with trump probably overcharging as usual.

The worse part is that there are people who will defend this. SMDH

[Wonder Why]

34. What's wrong with that? Remember, trump's last job was at McDonalds. Worked there for an hour and now he is

a DICTATOR! Kiddies, if he could do it, you can too!

[BobTheSubgenius]

36. Unfuckingbelievable.

I rarely, RARELY curse in my posts, but this one requires some extra emphasis, I believe. Did anyone else hear "Charles Dickens" ringing in their head?

[niyad]

37. Just looked him up on wiki. .ohhhh myyyy. Graduated from a catholic high

school, is retired military, still practices emergency medicine (yes, folks, this asshole is aparently a licensed physician! degree from Morehouse School of Medicine), oh, and is involved in a relationship with a congresswoman from TX, without having divorced the mother of his children. He previously represented the wealthiest distruct in GA, and, apparently got into a "discussion" (unproven) with sporktoes that upset her so badly she registered a complaint with moses mike.

Such an upstanding individual.

[Dave Bowman]

41. A physician? So he doesn't give a damn about The Hippocratic Oath AND The Constitution, what a swell guy.

[Initech]

42. These psychopaths would take candy away from a baby if they could.

[Blue_Roses]

46. What a stupid, ignorant thing to say.

Not to mention heartless, evil and greedy.
The hate for these people is rising...

[jmowreader]

49. Are there no Prisons? Are there no Workhouses?

[OldBaldy1701E]

50. Okay then, lead by fucking example you nepo baby!

From Wikipedia:

...he has represented Georgia in the United States House of Representatives since 2023.[2] Until 2025, he represented the 6th congressional district, the wealthiest in Georgia.

Yeah, another rich prick with zero understanding about how life works outside of a wealth bubble. Our government is no longer 'of, by, and for the people', it is 'of, by, and for the wealthy'.

I am wondering why we are still bringing a toy rubber mallet to a gun fight. These traitors are in this for real and it seems to me as if most of the Democrats are preferring to play an outdated game. There is no going back. I don't want things to 'go back'. What was 'back' was what allowed this asshat to happen in the first place. The current system is too rigged and too corrupted.

Time For A Cool Change...

[exboyfil]

51. He went to a private high school that now charges $20k/yr.

If he picked berries, he probably did it like me (picking peas, beans, etc) out of my parent's garden when I was five.

Or he did it at a family friend's farm more like a dilettante than like a migrant who is doing it to survive under the supervision of demanding and generally uncaring field owners.

I do think it is valuable to work when growing up, but working for the uncaring beast of the corporation is a whole lot different than working for family or family friends. There is a big reason for labor laws.

One thing that definitely should happen is that working should count as much or even more than extracurriculars (especially expensive extracurriculars) for scholarships and college admittance.

To withhold food to children because they don't work is immoral. You need to work on the incentive side, not on the punitive side.

[doc03]

55. They could be out raking the forest floor

[republianmushroom]

61. Some politicians who get free health care for LIFE should have to buy

their own.