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Two U.S. Senators are co-sponsoring a bill to extend summer meal programs that provide food for kids.<\/p>\n
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would extend federal school meal flexibilities for children in Oregon and nationwide until September 30, 2023.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Senate says in a press release these flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The Senate says with 90 percent of schools still facing many challenges as they return to normal operations, these flexibilities give schools and summer meal programs much-needed support to deal with ongoing food service issues and keep kids fed.<\/p>\n
Among the list of senators co-sponsoring the bipartisan bill is Washington Senator Patty Murray.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two U.S. Senators are co-sponsoring a bill to extend summer meal programs that provide food for kids. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would extend federal school meal flexibilities for children in Oregon and nationwide until September 30, 2023. The U.S. Senate says in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n