The Republican lawmaker shared a striking perspective while arguing against free meals for school children. (via MaddowBlog)
Minnesota’s state Senate this week considered legislation to provide public-school students access to free meals, and the bill’s author, state Sen. Heather Gustafson, made a compelling case. The Democratic legislator explained that roughly one in six children in the state face food insecurity, and providing them with school meals would make a world of difference.
It’s a striking perspective. This Republican lawmaker hasn’t met Minnesotans struggling with food insecurity, so therefore, he doesn’t see the point in providing food to hungry children. There are a handful of angles to this that are worth keeping in mind as the story gains national attention. The first is that families struggling with food insecurity exist, whether politicians know them personally or not. A Washington Post
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