Georgia Rep. McCormick Has A Problem With Kids Who ‘Sponge Off The Government’ For School Lunch
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick says children can "have value" by working for their school lunches, as he did, before child labor laws.
Georgia Republican Says Kids in School Lunch Programs 'Sponge Off The Government'
McCormick also pivoted on Brown’s point that Trump has paused federal grants for childhood cancer research, pointing out that Trump proposed a $500 billion project on AI, which could help detect cancer.
Georgia Republican Accuses Free Lunch Programs of Teaching Kids How to 'Sponge Off the Government': 'I Worked My Way Through School'
Rep. Rich McCormick said kids who are capable of working need to learn how to "have value" instead of "sponging off the government."
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 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.
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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