Saturday, September 8, 2012

GOP Congressman Wants Junk Food Back In Schools: ‘Kids Are Starving’

GOP Congressman Wants Junk Food Back In Schools: ‘Kids Are Starving’: pIn a recent speech, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) assailed new federal regulations that improve the nutritional standards of meals served in schools. He called the new standards, which come from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, rationing: “This is the nanny state personified,” the Republican from Kiron said during a noon speech to about 20 [...]/p

1 comment:

Rixar13 said...

King is a staunch defender of “pink slime,” a mixture of leftover beef trimmings and fat that is sprayed with ammonium hydroxide and used as filler for hamburger meat. Coincidentally, he received $45,000 in campaign contributions from the meat industry.