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'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 ...
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'Sponge off the government': CNN anchor gobsmacked as Republican gripes about hungry kids
Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The Case for National Free School Lunch Has Never Been Stronger
Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, told CNN that he believes children don't deserve free lunch. Instead, he indicated ...
Georgia Republican Says Kids in School Lunch Programs 'Sponge Off The Government'
Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) suggested kids who participate in school lunch programs “sponge off the government.” “How many people ...
Pamela Brown asks GOP lawmaker if he’d support cutting free lunches for vulnerable students
CNN’s Pamela Brown asks Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) about President Trump’s administration pausing aid for federal grants and loans that could affect millions of Americans. McCormick defended President ...