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Akin calls for end to federal lunch funds
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 17, 2012 02:22pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Rudi Keller |
| News Date | Thursday, August 16, 2012 08:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin today said the federal government should end its support for school lunch programs, a major item of spending under the farm bill pending before Congress.
"There's another good question of who should be doing that," Akin said during the discussion with reporters. "Is that something the federal government should be doing? I answer it no — why not do it at the state level?"
Akin has never voted for a farm bill during his tenure in office and does not support this year's Senate version, which has already passed with support from McCaskill and U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. Akin said he is waiting for the House version, which has not been sent to the floor yet, before deciding how he will vote in that body.
Every other Republican candidate in attendance at the fair today said they support school nutrition programs. |
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