Minnesota children will quickly get free college lunches throughout the state, no because of a Republican state senator who voted towards the invoice as a result of he mentioned he’s by no means met a hungry child in his state.
“I've but to satisfy an individual in Minnesota that's hungry,” Republican state Sen. Steve Drazkowski mentioned Tuesday on the Senate ground in St. Paul earlier than voting towards the laws. “I've but to satisfy an individual in Minnesota that claims they don’t have entry to sufficient meals to eat.”
Roughly 1 in 6 youngsters in Minnesota are meals insecure, which means they don’t know the place or when their subsequent meal will probably be obtainable, in accordance with a reality sheet from anti-hunger teams in assist of the invoice.
“Being hungry makes studying nearly unimaginable,” state Sen. Heather Gustafson, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor occasion, mentioned on the Senate ground. “Let’s feed the youngsters.”
Throughout his arguments, Drazkowski referred to as the proposed program “pure socialism.”
“Now, I ought to say that starvation is a relative time period,” Drazkowski added. “I had a cereal bar for breakfast. I assume I’m hungry now.”
If Drazkowski needed to seek out a type of hungry youngsters he claims to have “but to satisfy,” he may verify the very county he represents. In Wabasha County, greater than 8% of children lived in poverty in 2021, up from about 7% the earlier 12 months, in accordance with the Federal Reserve of Financial Knowledge.
Regardless of Drazkowski’s opposition, the measure handed by a vote of 38-26 and is anticipated to be signed into legislation by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. As soon as signed, Minnesota will be a part of different states, together with California and Colorado, in giving free meals to children.
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