School Nutrition Association
ENCOURAGING MILK CONSUMPTION: Legislators ask Secretary Vilsack to allow for low-fat, flavored milk after he previously required only fat-free milk to be provided in school lunches. USDA could adopt school milk flexibility in the rule as a long-term solution to lower consumption of milk.
Suggested Event
Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
Representatives Joe Courtney, D-Ct., and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., led a bipartisan group of 55 members in writing to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide support for increasing dairy consumption for children by providing schools the freedom to offer low-fat, flavored milk as part of school meals programs.
Reps. Courtney and Thompson have teamed up before on this issue through the introduction of the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019.
Protecting America’s Workers Act
Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates. On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for
Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and
Ms. Seema Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor. In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) criticized the Biden Administration for what he considers its abrupt and unprecedented firing of NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, questioning the independence and integrity of the General Counsel’s office after this action. He also expressed concern over Ms. Abruzzo’s involvement in the Agency Review Team for Labor and questioned Ms. Nanda’s “highly partisan” background.