Republicans talk a lot about protecting children, but they don’t really walk the walk. It deeply saddens me to see kids go hungry because governors won’t take funds to feed hungry children. But it's infuriating to see adults continually voting these politicians into office.
A new food program would have kicked in this summer, had Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt not turned down $48 million from a $2.5 billion initiative that the Biden administration calls “a giant step forward” in ending childhood hunger in the country.
He joined 12 fellow Republican governors who ultimately refused the money, part of the bipartisan budget agreement Congress reached in 2022. Some said they were reluctant because the country is mired in debt and the government already spends heavily on child nutrition programs — more than $25 billion in fiscal 2023. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called the new program an attempt ‘to expand the “welfare state.”
Gift link:... Show more...Republicans talk a lot about protecting children, but they don’t really walk the walk. It deeply saddens me to see kids go hungry because governors won’t take funds to feed hungry children. But it's infuriating to see adults continually voting these politicians into office.
A new food program would have kicked in this summer, had Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt not turned down $48 million from a $2.5 billion initiative that the Biden administration calls “a giant step forward” in ending childhood hunger in the country.
He joined 12 fellow Republican governors who ultimately refused the money, part of the bipartisan budget agreement Congress reached in 2022. Some said they were reluctant because the country is mired in debt and the government already spends heavily on child nutrition programs — more than $25 billion in fiscal 2023. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called the new program an attempt ‘to expand the “welfare state.”
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In her rural Oklahoma town, Tabitha Shinn calculates down to the penny for groceries for her three teens but still must rely on giveaways from a food pantry.
Annie Gowen (The Washington Post)