FRAC: Statement on House Releases CNR Plan

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FRAC Statement: House Releases CNR Plan

See CNN coverage of the press conference to unveil the bill.

Washington, D.C. -- June 10, 2010 -- Today, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller released his bill for Child Nutrition Reauthorization. The Food Research and Action Center released the following statement.

“Chairman Miller’s bill makes substantial and positive new investments in the child nutrition programs, helping to make critical improvements that will enable low-income children to access the nutritious food they need. It moves the process forward in important ways.

“It improves the area eligibility standard for summer food programs in rural areas, which will allow more communities to operate such programs and serve more low-income children. It provides competitive grant funds to promote the expansion of the school breakfast program; includes competitive improvements in processes for certification for school meals; and enhances the nutritional quality of food served in school-based and preschool settings.

“A strong Child Nutrition bill is a key step in reaching the President’s goal of ending childhood hunger by 2015 and in reducing childhood obesity. FRAC is committed to working with Representative Miller and members of the House and Senate to continue to fight for the best possible bill and continuing to move toward President Obama’s goal of $1 billion/year of improvements in these effective programs that boost children’s health and learning. We applaud Chairman Miller, Subcommittee Chair Carolyn McCarthy, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Todd Platts for their leadership on this bill.”

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The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.