McConnell Cosponsors Bill to Help Reduce Child Hunger

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined Senator John Boozman (R-AR) in introducing The Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act to inject additional flexibility and choice into existing federal child nutrition programs, which would allow states to better ensure that children in rural areas are not treated unfairly when school is out of session.

"Washington's inflexible, one-size fits all approach is failing vulnerable children in rural states like Kentucky. During the summer months -- when busses may not be operating and parents may not have the means to transport students long distances -- children in rural areas can face significant hurdles accessing the same school meals that children in more urban areas might not. The Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act would help end this unfair situation by providing states with the flexibility they need to implement summer meal delivery programs that better serve children in hard-to-reach areas." Senator McConnell said. "This bill would deliver greater fairness to Kentucky's most vulnerable children by making existing school meal programs more effective, more accountable, and more flexible."

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