The federal program, set to start this summer, was approved as part of a bipartisan budget agreement in 2022.

Moving beyond efforts to block expansion of health care for the poor and disabled, Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children.

The program is expected to serve 21 million youngsters starting around June, providing $2.5 billion in relief across the country.

  • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ® said she saw no need to add money to a program that helps food-insecure youths “when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.”

    What is wrong with these people? I just can’t even.

    If these Republican governors were the villains in a book or movie or something, people would say they’re too over the top evil and not believable.