House Republicans move to slash summer food aid to urban kids, but can't explain why (Click here to read more)
By David FergusonWednesday, May 21, 2014 14:58 EDT
In a new draft of the House GOP Agriculture bill, Republicans have sought to save money by slashing summertime food aid to inner city children while continuing to assist children living in rural poverty.
Talking Points Memo pointed to a passage in a Politico piece about the bill that said, "(I)n a surprising twist, the bill language specifies that only rural areas are to benefit in the future from funding requested by the administration this year" in "a modest summer demonstration program to help children from low-income households - both urban and rural - during those months when school meals are not available."
The program operates on a modest - by federal government standards - budget of $85 million per year. The White House asked for an additional $30 million to continue the effort to reach nutritionally vulnerable children.
The House replied by declining to fund the White House program, but offering $27 million for a pilot program intended to provide nutritional assistance to the children of the rural poor.
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