Should kids have to work for their school lunches? One GOP Rep. thinks so
As a federal funding freeze threatens meal programs, Rep. Rich McCormick suggests children work in fast food to afford lunch. On Tuesday, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), suggested that kids who benefit from federally funded free lunch programs,
Georgia Rep. McCormick Has A Problem With Kids Who ‘Sponge Off The Government’ For School Lunch
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick says children can "have value" by working for their school lunches, as he did, before child labor laws.
GOP Lawmaker Says Free Lunch For Kids Is Sponging Off The Government
Rep..Rich McCormick wants to see young kids work at fast food joints to earn their lunch money instead of letting them "sponge off the government."
Georgia Republican Accuses Free Lunch Programs of Teaching Kids How to 'Sponge Off the Government': 'I Worked My Way Through School'
Rep. Rich McCormick said kids who are capable of working need to learn how to "have value" instead of "sponging off the government."
'Seek help': GOP rep buried for saying poor kids on free lunch 'sponge off of the government'
One House Republican appeared to suggest that the tens of millions of kids on free and reduced school lunch programs are moochers who should have to work to earn food. During a Tuesday interview on CNN,
Rep. Rich McCormick Says Kids on School Lunch Programs “Sponge Off the Government” [Video]
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) is facing backlash after suggesting that children who rely on school lunch programs are “sponging off the government.” Speaking with CNN’s Pamela Brown on Tuesday from […] The post Rep.
Republican suggests students work at McDonald's instead of getting free school lunches
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick suggested during a CNN interview that kids get jobs, including at fast food restaurants, to pay for school lunches.
Republican Calls Kids Freeloaders for Wanting Free School Lunch
A Republican representative thinks students shouldn’t rely on free school meals but instead work for them. Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick said President Donald Trump’s surprise order to freeze federal funding for grants and loans was an opportunity to conduct a “top-down” review of spending,
Georgia Republican Says Kids in School Lunch Programs 'Sponge Off The Government'
McCormick also pivoted on Brown’s point that Trump has paused federal grants for childhood cancer research, pointing out that Trump proposed a $500 billion project on AI, which could help detect cancer.
Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald’s instead
Ga., on Tuesday defended the impacts of the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children should be working instead of receiving free lunch.
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'Sponge off the government': CNN anchor gobsmacked as Republican gripes about hungry kids
CNN host Pamela Brown appeared stunned on Tuesday after Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) brushed off concerns about students being ...
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Georgia Congressman faces backlash over comments about school lunch programs
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) is under fire for remarks he made regarding government assistance programs, specifically ...