Proposal before Congress seeks $12 billion in cuts
Emily Barnes
New York Connect Team USA TODAY NETWORK
“Over 12 million children across the country, including 2.3 million in New York, could lose access to free school meals if a proposal to tighten school meal program funding is passed by Congress, according to a recently released study by the Food Research & Action Center and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington has proposed $12 billion in cuts to school meal programs, which would endanger the USDA’s Community Eligibility Program and cause financial strain on families throughout the U.S., the analysis states.”