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Bob Casey Jr.: “Nearly 68% of American school districts now offer free meals…”

Featuring: Bob Casey Jr., Democratic | Former U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

FULL REMARKS: Bob Casey Delivers His Farewell Address On The Senate Floor

Published December 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 10:58

That provision, modeled after a Philadelphia pilot program, allowed high poverty schools to offer school lunch and breakfast free of charge. Nearly 68% of American school districts now offer free meals under this option, and 20 million children attend schools offering universal free meals. That's 10 times the number of children as in 2010. Captain Victor Saracini was a Bucks county resident and United Airlines pilot killed in the terrorist attacks of 9, 11. (10:58–11:11)

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