Republican suggests students work at McDonald's instead of getting free school lunches
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick suggested during a CNN interview that kids get jobs, including at fast food restaurants, to pay for school lunches.
Georgia Republican Says Kids in School Lunch Programs 'Sponge Off The Government'
Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) suggested kids who participate in school lunch programs “sponge off the government.” “How many people got their start in fast food restaurants when they were kids?” McCormick told CNN’s Pamela Brown.
Republican Rep suggests children should get jobs to pay for school lunches
You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King or McDonald’s during the summer should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work?’ Congressman
Republican Suggests Kids Work at McDonald's Instead of Getting Free Lunch
GOP Representative Rich McCormick suggested that free lunch allows schoolchildren to "sponge off the government."
Republican suggests students get jobs to pay for lunches
Republican Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) suggested students should get jobs to pay for their lunches as the federal funding freeze proposed by President Trump threatens nutrition support for
Should kids have to work for their school lunches? One GOP Rep. thinks so
As a federal funding freeze threatens meal programs, Rep. Rich McCormick suggests children work in fast food to afford lunch.
Republican congressman suggests some children receiving free school lunches should work at McDonald’s instead
Ga., on Tuesday defended the impacts of the White House's federal aid freeze on school lunch programs by suggesting that some children should be working instead of receiving free lunch.
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