Congressional Republican Bill Would Eliminate Free School Meals, Costing Families Thousands
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Meghan Miller
Summary
This article analyzes how Congressional Republicans' proposed legislation threatens to eliminate or severely restrict access to free school meals for millions of American students. The bill would force families with two children to spend an additional $1,900 to $2,200 per year on school meals, exacerbating the affordability crisis already facing nearly half of American families who struggle to meet the real cost of living. The piece examines the policy implications, the impact on food insecurity among children, and the broader economic pressures on working families.
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· 3 pulledAmerican families are facing an affordability crisis, with nearly half unable to meet the real cost of living as expenses for utilities, health care, food, child care, and everyday essentials continue to increase.
Students across the country could lose access to free school meals, forcing the typical family with two children to spend $1,900 to $2,200 more per year for school meals.
Unused lunch tables are seen in an empty cafeteria at an elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, January 2022.
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