Senator Lincoln promotes the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
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The bill would increase spending on nutrition programs by $4.5 billion over 10 years, offset by spending cuts to other agriculture programs so the deficit is not increased. The measure would establish nutritional standards for all food sold in schools, including the food in vending machines, and increase the federal reimbursement rate for school meals by 6 cents per meal — the first increase other than inflationary increases since 1973.
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