I’m pleased to report that the Senate has passed unanimously the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which will provide $4.5 billion over the next decade on improved child nutrition programs, including the school lunch program. The bill now moves to the House, where passage is expected.
You can read more at the New York Times, and you can visit the Obama Foodorama blog for statements from First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
[…] the meantime, while the pending child nutrition legislation in Congress seeks to raise federal reimbursement for school meals by a mere six cents — […]