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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Mon May 19, 2014, 04:00 PM May 2014

House GOP bill would rollback new healthy school lunch rules....because...Michelle Obama!!11!!(one)!

House GOP Bill Would Roll Back School Lunch Rules
by MARY CLARE JALONICK


WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are proposing to let some schools opt out of healthier school lunch and breakfast programs if they are losing money.

A GOP spending bill for agriculture and food programs released Monday would allow schools to apply for waivers if they have a net loss on school food programs for a six month period.

Championed by first lady Michelle Obama, the new standards have been phased in over the last two school years, with more changes coming in 2014. The rules set fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits on foods in the lunch line and beyond.

The first lady held a call to rally supporters of the healthier food rules Monday as a House subcommittee is expected to consider the bill on Tuesday.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/gop-healthy-lunch-bill_n_5352368.html?utm_hp_ref=politics


House GOP 2014 priorities:

1) Repeal Obamacare for the 50th time
2) Investigate Benghazi again....and again....and again....
3) Rollback new healthy school lunch rules

Ya!!!!
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House GOP bill would rollback new healthy school lunch rules....because...Michelle Obama!!11!!(one)! (Original Post) Cali_Democrat May 2014 OP
OR we could properly fund schools LondonReign2 May 2014 #1
One thing schools should allow is seconds yeoman6987 May 2014 #3
It's not like there are other pressing mcar May 2014 #2
K & R nt okaawhatever May 2014 #4
Because they want all Americans to be as sick as they are. Cha May 2014 #5
I used to SevenSixtyTwo May 2014 #6
Bill Maher on the outrage conservatives seem to feel every time Michelle Obama does anything: freshwest May 2014 #7
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
3. One thing schools should allow is seconds
Mon May 19, 2014, 04:32 PM
May 2014

Kids who play sports are saying that they are not getting enough food. That is an easy change. Allow seconds even if they have to pay a bit more.

 

SevenSixtyTwo

(255 posts)
6. I used to
Mon May 19, 2014, 07:52 PM
May 2014

take my lunch to school. A PB&J, a bag of Fritos and a Coke every day. But that was a different era.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
7. Bill Maher on the outrage conservatives seem to feel every time Michelle Obama does anything:
Mon May 19, 2014, 08:11 PM
May 2014
If seeing this nice lady on TV saying she likes the movies or nutrition or exercise fills you with rage, get help.

~ Bill Maher

Of course, they attacked everything every FLOTUS married to a Democratic POTUS ever did. But each FLOTUS married to a Republican got a free pass. Librul media...



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