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Fattah Announces USDA Has Approved Extension for Philadelphia School Feeding Pilot Program

Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, June 25th, 2009

The popular and successful pilot program that provides a no-hassle free lunch for tens of thousands of low-income Philadelphia school children will continue through the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D, PA-02) announced.

Fattah spoke today morning with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who told the Philadelphia Congressman he was granting an extension in response to Fattah's May 29 letter and to urgent requests from Pennsylvania's Senators and Representatives.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had announced earlier this year it was affirming a decision by the Bush Administration to terminate the...

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