Mitch McConnell is on a mission to end expanded free school lunches.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is blocking the extension of child nutrition waivers that made school lunches free during the pandemic, even as federal funding for the program is set to expire on Friday.

"McConnell is not budging," a person close to the ongoing negotiations told Politico. "It hurts everybody in every state. These are things Republicans want."


https://www.salon.com/2022/03/08/mitch-mcconnell-is-on-a-mission-to-end-expanded-free-school-lunches/

[Blue Owl]

1. Fuck that miserable wretch

Fuck off and die already McConnell…

[Rebl2]

3. And he

will be replaced by someone worse

[Mad_Machine76]

2. I hate

that we have having to keep fighting these stupid, senseless battles with Republicans all the time just trying to help people- and then people turn on us and (re-)elect Republicans because of "poor messaging" or something..........

[betsuni]

7. +1

[Biophilic]

4. So what's the point? We know it has nothing to do with so called fiscal responsibility since

that theory went out the window when they gave that huge tax break to the wealthy a couple of years ago. So what's the point?

[Irish_Dem]

9. Cruelty.

Many in the GOP are sadistic and cruel. They enjoy being mean, stingy, hurting others. They like showing their power and control over others.

They are bullies.

It is not about money, how much does it cost to feed hungry children?

Or making the cost of insulin affordable?

Or telling people to wear a mask and get the vaccine.

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. We need to make ALL school lunches free to every child

Eliminating the cost, time and paperwork required to determine eligibility would probably pay more than the cost of the lunches themselves.

A lot of kids still go hungry because they do not quite fall into eligibility or because their parents are unwilling, or incapable of doing the necessary paperwork Just feed the kids at school and quit worrying about lost or forgotten lunch money or eligibility.

[CentralMass]

8. Yes. That is the right thing to do.

[CentralMass]

6. The scum of the earth.

[Brainfodder]

10. AS IF I needed another reason to wish him found in pieces?

[smirkymonkey]

11. How fucking evil do you have to be to go at it this hard against poor children who just

want to eat? Nobody's handing out free iPhones or designer clothing, it's just about one decent, basic meal per day, 5 days per week for those who qualify.

What a flaming asshole!

[DFW]

12. Of all the things to get done in a legislative period

This wouldn’t be on most any Democrat’s list even if there were five hundred items on list. But here it is right near the top of the list of the nation’s top Republican.

That pretty much sums up the difference between the two parties, I’d say.

[LiberatedUSA]

13. In other words...

…”We want you to have the baby against your will, then you need to figure out how to feed them cause we ain’t helping. Also, go fuck yourself.”