Rising Cost of Food

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, this fall, the rising cost of food will be felt by schools from Massachusetts to Hawaii, an impact that will severely strain the budgets of school districts across this great land.

Today, Chairman George Miller and the Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on the rising cost of food and the impact on the school meal programs. Sadly, healthier food choices may be scrapped for cheaper, less nutritious food. After-school meal programs may be scaled back or eliminated. Our kids will pay the price.

There is no easy answer to this problem, but we can all agree that we cannot let this food price crisis result in our school-aged children going without food simply because school districts are struggling with these rising prices.

I commend Chairman Miller for holding this hearing, and I look forward to working with him on this important issue.

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