She held a hearing on Oct. 16, “Examining the USDA’s Proposed Cuts to Free School Meals.” The proposed cuts could endanger automatic eligibility for school meals for more than 500,000 students. At the hearing, Reps. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-TX), David Trone (D-MD), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Alma Adams (D-NC) spoke out against the SNAP cuts proposed by the administration.

She submitted NEA’s comments for the record in connection with the hearing on the administration’s proposed cuts in school meals.