US EditionGOP Lawmaker Wants Kids to Work for School Lunches
- A Republican congressperson suggested that children should work at fast-food restaurants instead of relying on federally-funded school lunch programs during a CNN interview.
- Rich McCormick stated that free lunch programs allow children to sponge off the government and should be replaced with work opportunities for older students.
- The order from the Office of Management and Budget aims to pause federal resources used for various programs, citing concerns over government spending and social policies.
- The White House press secretary confirmed that federal assistance for school lunches is not impacted by President Trump's executive order, which is facing legal challenges.
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GOP Lawmaker Says Free Lunch For Kids Is Sponging Off The Government
Rep. Richard McCormick was being interviewed by CNN's Pamela Brown when he decided to remind the world that he was a Grade A asshole. They were discussing how the GOP was freezing federal funding for important programs like feeding kids at school, when McCormick demonstrated what it was like to grow up with a poor education: During the interview, Brown asked McCormick if he was really comfortable withholding funds that feed school children, and…
GOP Rep. Slammed For Mind-Boggling Defense Of Defunding School Lunch Programs
Georgia Republican Representative Rich McCormick was called out after he justified the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children could benefit more from working than receiving free meals.During an interview on CNN, McCormick defended the decision as an opportunity to reassess government spending priorities. CNN anchor Pamela Brown pointed out that childhood cancer research funds could be subject t…
GOP lawmaker suggests high school students work rather than get free lunch
A Republican congressman is making headlines after remarks he made about the school lunch program during a CNN interview on Tuesday, Jan. 28. NBC News reported that Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., suggested "some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald's instead." Other left-leaning outlets, including The Daily Beast and USA Today, also covered McCormick's comments over whether some high school students should work rather than…
Should kids have to work for their school lunches? One GOP Rep. thinks so
On Tuesday, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), suggested that kids who benefit from federally funded free lunch programs, like Head Start, should consider getting jobs to pay for their own lunches. The comments were made during an interview with CNN’s Pamela Brown, after the congressman was asked about Trump’s order to pause federal grants, loans, and other assistance programs, while the administration reviews how the funds are being allocated. “Who …
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