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Today my campaign is issuing a statement condemning @GovHerbert and @SpencerJCox for refusing to accept tens of millions in emergency food aid for Utah’s hungry children. This is not ok. Here’s why: 1/11 tinyurl.com/yd2eve7f
Last March Congress actually did something right when they passed the bipartisan Families First #Coronavirus Response Act. Both @SpeakerPelosi and @SenateMajLdr McConnell agreed on a critical program to help feed hungry kids while our economy is struggling. 2/11
The program, called Pandemic-EBT (electronic benefit transfer), offers a billion dollars in grants to states to provide prepaid food benefit cards to hungry families to buy food for children. Similar “food stamps” program, the idea was to replace school lunches this summer. 3/11
