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January 30, 2014
Title: Free Breakfast Program
Topic: Tax Dollars at Work
Discussed by Eric Opiela
with Eric Opiela
Part 1 of 2
Most Texans are unaware that the largest portion of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s funding consists of approximately $1.9 billion in federal pass-through funds for the national school lunch program. An additional $60 million in pass-through funds are spent for summer feeding programs and $292 million for child and adult day care feeding programs.
Some of this is money well-spent; some is wasteful. Eric Opiela, candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, sheds some light on this sensitive issue.
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Title: Part 2 of 2
Topic: Tax Dollars at Work
Discussed by Eric Opiela
with Eric Opiela
Free lunch programs come with a host of federal requirements on local school districts, county governments, and other meal providers, some of which unreasonably restrict parents and local school boards from adopting local control on foods and beverages served in schools.
Eric Opiela vows to restore local control of our schools and will vigorously pursue changes to federal regulations regarding in-classroom foods, school beverages, and nutritional guidelines. For more on Eric and his campaign for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, log on to www.EricOpiela.com
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