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.
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.
‘Sponge off the government’: MAGA Republicans believe American children are undeserving of free lunches
A Georgia congressman genuinely thinks that children, as in literal children, should work their way through school to pay for their lunches so that American taxpayer dollars can go towards “important” things like mass deportations and fossil fuels.
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 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.
Republican Calls Kids Freeloaders for Wanting Free School Lunch
A Republican representative thinks students shouldn’t rely on free school meals but instead work for them. Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick said President Donald Trump’s surprise order to freeze federal funding for grants and loans was an opportunity to conduct a “top-down” review of spending,
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
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.
Rep. Rich McCormick Says Kids on School Lunch Programs “Sponge Off the Government” [Video]
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) is facing backlash after suggesting that children who rely on school lunch programs are “sponging off the government.” Speaking with CNN’s Pamela Brown on Tuesday from […] The post Rep.
'Seek help': GOP rep buried for saying poor kids on free lunch 'sponge off of the government'
One House Republican appeared to suggest that the tens of millions of kids on free and reduced school lunch programs are moochers who should have to work to earn food. During a Tuesday interview on CNN,
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Georgia Congressman faces backlash over comments about school lunch programs
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) is under fire for remarks he made regarding government assistance programs, specifically ...
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Rich McCormick To Succeed Michael Waltz As GOP Co-Chair Of India Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Congressman Rich McCormick will serve as the new GOP co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the U.S. House of Representatives, joining ...
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'Sponge off the government': CNN anchor gobsmacked as Republican gripes about hungry kids
CNN host Pamela Brown appeared stunned on Tuesday after Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) brushed off concerns about students being ...
GOP lawmaker suggests high school students should work for lunch instead of relying on government aid, stirring controversy
Rep. Rich McCormick, a Republican congressman from Georgia, stirred controversy with remarks suggesting that high school students should work for thei ...
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Trump To Freeze Veterans Loans, WH Spokesperson Blames Biden, “Spent Money Like Drunken Sailors”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to freeze federal funding on all public loans, grants, and aid including Medicaid.GOP Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) responded on CNN by say ...
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Georgia’s booming data center industry will likely pay more for power
A new rule from state regulators highlights the growing angst from politicians as data centers pop up all over Georgia.