AP: Chellie Pingree joins push for USDA to keep school meal waivers
The federal government must renew waivers for programs that increase access to school meals amid the coronavirus pandemic, Maine’s Democratic representative said.
Rep. Chellie Pingree joined more than 100 members of Congress in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that called for the department to extend flexibility in school food programs through the coming school year. Pingree said “school meals programs are an essential lifeline” for students in Maine and the pandemic has worsened food insecurity for children.