Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022

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Mr. MRVAN. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Keep Kids Fed Act, which will aim to ensure our communities, schools, and daycares can provide healthy meals to children this summer.

At a time when parents are struggling to put food on the table and prices at the grocery store are at an all-time high, I am grateful for this bicameral, bipartisan effort to address food insecurity.

Throughout my career, I have focused on making sure to stay in touch. I had the opportunity to sit with over 60 nutritionists for the school lunch programs, who had a sense of urgency and concern not about their jobs, but about the rising costs and their ability to make sure that young people, K-12, are able to have the meals in a dignified matter, to be able to be educated and overcome obstacles, and to make sure that they were fed and ready for class.

That being said, today, I thank Chairman Scott and all my colleagues for their example to solve this immediate and pressing challenge, and I look forward to continuing to work with all of my colleagues to ensure that we create the ideal environments that allow all students to learn and thrive.

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