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Saturday, February 22, 2025

Connecticut U.S. Rep Jahana Hayes: "Hunger is not only a policy failure. It's a moral failure. The #HealthyMealsHealthyKids Act will go..."

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Jahana Hayes tweeted the following:

"Hunger is not only a policy failure. It's a moral failure.
The #HealthyMealsHealthyKids Act will go a long way towards addressing systemic barriers and ensuring more kids have access to healthy meals in school."
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Here are other recent tweets from Jahana Hayes:

"Stop Child Hunger Act: INCLUDED
Provides children who rely on free and reduced-price school meals during the school year with an EBT card when school is not in session, like during summer break, to ensure there is no lapse in nutritious meals.
#HealthyMealsHealthyKids"
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"School Hunger Elimination Act: INCLUDED
Removes bureaucratic barriers and directly certifies income-eligible students into the National School Lunch Program.
#HealthyMealsHealthyKids"
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"Scratch Meals for Students Act: INCLUDED
Creates a federal grant program for school districts to implement scratch cooking or farm-to-school meals and provide more students with fresh, nutritious foods.
#HealthyMealsHealthyKids"
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