Waltzing with Bears

In a press release on November 17th, 2009, Senator Gillibrand announced her support for legislation that would modernize and “cut the red tape so more of our children can access the healthy meals they need at school to help them focus and succeed.”

Beartrap applauds Sen Gillibrand on co-sponsoring the Hunger Free Schools Act (S.1343).

This bill reads similar to the one that I suggested the Senator to co-sponsor as it would eliminate the need for families whose incomes do not exceed 133% of the federal poverty level to submit applications in order to be enrolled in the school lunch program “by estimating socioeconomic data and the number of children eligible for such meals.”