Called hannah. Tho wonder if youd ever put thhie. L on the brakes . soledad im Soledad Soledad . W wonder if youd ever put the f selco. Its thanksgiving weekend. So today focused on the. Things for which were grateful. Instead of conversations about Public Policy challenges, we thought we would highlight what works. Data driven programs that are empirical proven to work. We begin with asap, or accelerated study in associate programs. It took flight 11 years ago when former new york city mayor, michael bloomberg, put out a call for programs focused on lifting people out of poverty. The City University of new york, or cuny, spahned by creating the asap project. To test a simple theory, that you could increase Graduation Rates by a lot, by eliminating obstacles like cosr books and transportation. Could providind intensive counseling make a difference . Case in poinblhe 6. 5 million st enrolled in more than 1,400 Community Colleges nationwide. While the vast majority, about 80 , will not
Earliest memories are heading down into the basement of Kenwood Elementary School and hearing that click, click, click as my ticket was punched before you were heading into the lunchroom. Nowadays things have changed. My daughters have ids with a magnetic strip on the back that allows for them to debit their accounts much like you would a debit card, and i can write a check for any as well as getting online and making deposits. The times, they sure are a changing. But one thing hasnt changed, and that is the need to deal with the problems that sometimes arise. Back in the days with those little lunch tickets, sometimes they would get lost or destroyed or sometimes even taken away. Nowadays you have a swipe their card and find out that their balance is zero. Todays panel will be talking about School Lunch Policy and disagreement s as to what should be done when that lunch accounts balance goes to zero. With me on todays panel is dr. Brandi janssen, clinical assistant professor at the un
Billion we spent on diabetes for just one year. So, with that, i will add the rest of my comments to the record, but i would just say, mr. Scott and mr. Speaker, hool breakfasts and lunch, w. I. C. Its a doggone good deal when you think about it. Mr. Scott thank you, and youre absolutely right. I want to yield now to one of our strongest advocates for ending hundred hunger in america, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Mcgovern. Mr. Mcgovern thank you very much. I want to thank my colleague from virginia, mr. Scott, for organizing this today and for his leadership on child nutrition programs. I want to thank my colleagues for being here. This is an important issue. Theres no question about that. But we are here because we are outraged. Were outraged at republican attempts to undermine our child nutrition programs. Were outraged at their lousy child reauthorization bill. It is a terrible, terrible, terrible bill. My friend should be ashamed of this bill. Mr. Speaker, a nutritious sch
Speaker of the house of representatives the speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6 2016, the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and majority whip limited to five minutes but in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 15 p. M. 1 clop 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. Roybalallard, for five minutes. Ms. Roybalallard i ask unanimous consent to address the house. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Roybalallard mr. Speaker, the primary responsibility of congress is to keep our nation safe. However, we are 133 days into the 25th fiscal year and the department of Homeland Security is without a budget. The department is trying to fulfill its mission under the uncertainty of a continuing resolution set to expire in 18 days. Last week the department of Homeland Security submitted its fiscal year 2016 budget bu
About the eligibility requirements of the current child nutrition assistance cadre of programs as they exist today . I think the important thing when youre talking about reducing errors and improper payment which is i think we all agree is a very important endeavor is to create a culture where a culture of compliance with the rules. We want the rules to be followed. I dont think the rules themselves are the problem i think its helping people understand them and there are lots of different people involved in the system. Its families when theyre filling out applications, its schools when theyre running programs, its states when theyre administering them. So i think that kind of day in and day out work is whats most important to reduce errors and reduce improper payments in the program. I would second that and also add its important to as a former president once famously stated, its important to not only trust but verify. I would add to that and say its important to trust and verify in a