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Republicans block child nutrition bill

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Republicans block child nutrition bill - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – House Republicans have temporarily blocked legislation to feed school meals to thousands more hungry children. Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday to try to amend the $4.5 billion bill, which would give more needy children the opportunity to eat free lunches at school and make those lunches healthier. First lady Michelle Obama has lobbied for the bill as part of her "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.

House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill and delayed a final vote on the legislation rather than vote on the amendment.

Because the nutrition bill is identical to legislation passed by the Senate in August, passage would send it to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. If the bill were amended, it would be sent back to the Senate with little time left in the legislative session.
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House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill and delayed a final vote on the legislation rather than vote on the amendment.

The only way that it would kill the bill is if the dems were against it and wouldn't agree to it. Is the safety of our children less of a concern than some political gamble on reducing obesity?
 
And what is wrong with background checks for child care workers? This is what the issue is really about, not about the GOP being ruthless baby killers. Do Democrats support pedophiles? Just asking. :mrgreen:

Seems like a separate issue to me. Should that be attached to a bill dealing nutrition?
 
House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill

Context helps. Norly.
 
Context helps. Norly.

House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill

it certainly does. just because the house Democrats said it, doesn't make it true.
 
I think we get into the slippery slope of 'is it directly related' here.

While I think the vote should go through, I also think this is an important and related issue, so I have no problem with the amendment being added by the GOP. If the Dems don't want to vote based only on this additional amendment, it would tell me they are not overly interested in the safety of children... which we all know is not the case on either side.

Pushing off the vote is simply a tactic by the Dems to make the GOP look bad... but I believe it will backfire.
 
LOL, nothing like unbiased media, eh?

"thousands more hungry children"? Why the need for that adjective? Who asked them if they were hungry or not?
 
Good point. What specifically do you find 'bad' about it.

the "free lunch" program in public schools is already bloated, this would just add to it. the system needs to be overhauled, not just more fuel thrown on the fire.
 
Good point. What specifically do you find 'bad' about it.

We need to cut spending, not increase it. Parents should take care of their children. School lunches cost damn near nothing as it is, we don't need to spend money that we don't have to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
 
Context helps. Norly.

Yeah. Context DOES help. :roll:

House Democrats said the GOP amendment, which would have required background checks for child care workers, was an effort to kill the bill
 
Anyone got the name and or house number of this bill? I'd sure like to look at it....In any case I suspect that Yahoo, or the AP in this case isn't being 100% truthful about the motives of the Repubs concerning this bill. I mean 4.5 billion? Seems like a pretty large bill, I'd like to find out what Yahoo/AP isn't reporting here in order to demonize repubs not going along.


j-mac
 
I think we get into the slippery slope of 'is it directly related' here.

While I think the vote should go through, I also think this is an important and related issue, so I have no problem with the amendment being added by the GOP. If the Dems don't want to vote based only on this additional amendment, it would tell me they are not overly interested in the safety of children... which we all know is not the case on either side.

Pushing off the vote is simply a tactic by the Dems to make the GOP look bad... but I believe it will backfire.

I have no specific objection to the admendment, but still see it as a separate issue and would like more information as to why add it to this bill.
 
Anyone got the name and or house number of this bill? I'd sure like to look at it....In any case I suspect that Yahoo, or the AP in this case isn't being 100% truthful about the motives of the Repubs concerning this bill. I mean 4.5 billion? Seems like a pretty large bill, I'd like to find out what Yahoo/AP isn't reporting here in order to demonize repubs not going along.


j-mac

Was the AP demonizing? Or was it the democrats? I don't see the writer of the story doing any demonizing.
 
I have no specific objection to the admendment, but still see it as a separate issue and would like more information as to why add it to this bill.


I suspect they added it to burn up some time.
 

I call Bull****. There HAS to be more in this legislation than what is being presented in the story. 4.5 BILLION to feed an additional 115,000 students during lunch time? And the 'schools' are now responsible to provide '20 million additional after-school meals"? And seriously...they objected to background checks for child care providers? Like...that isnt the standard already in all 50 states?
 
Was the AP demonizing? Or was it the democrats? I don't see the writer of the story doing any demonizing.


Oh most definitely he was in the body of the story. Ah well, just more bias through omission. We should be used to that from the American press by now.



j-mac
 
the "free lunch" program in public schools is already bloated, this would just add to it. the system needs to be overhauled, not just more fuel thrown on the fire.

Thats the bitch of it...its not just a 'free lunch' program. the school will now be tasked to provide breakfast, lunch and now an after school meal to 20 million kids.
 
I call Bull****. There HAS to be more in this legislation than what is being presented in the story. 4.5 BILLION to feed an additional 115,000 students during lunch time? And the 'schools' are now responsible to provide '20 million additional after-school meals"? And seriously...they objected to background checks for child care providers? Like...that isnt the standard already in all 50 states?

If it is already the standard, why add it? We can yell back and forth, blaming the other side, but I think this is a simple question: Why add it to this bill?
 
most of the people who will qualify for free school lunch program already qualify for food stamps. why are we giving people free money to buy the same meal twice?
 
Oh most definitely he was in the body of the story. Ah well, just more bias through omission. We should be used to that from the American press by now.



j-mac

I see a fairly straightforward story. Nowhere does the writer claim that is what republicans are doing. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md does. Should the writer not include his quote? Maybe only include the republican quote:

"It's not about making our children healthy and active," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the top Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee. "We all want to see our children healthy and active. This is about spending and the role of government and the size of government — a debate about whether we're listening to our constituents or not."

Then it would be non-biased?
 
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