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Kathy Hochul: “Participation in the breakfast program is up 12%. The lunch…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 20:27

150 million free meals. That's extraordinary. And that saves parents money, those who otherwise would be paying. But also that's 2.5 million meals every single day. So even here, Participation in the breakfast program is up 12%. The lunch program is up 16%. Those were kids who otherwise were not eating. And that is how we're changing people's lives every single day. (20:27–20:32)

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Asserts that participation in school meal programs has increased by 12% for breakfast and 16% for lunch.

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