Democrats push for free meals for all school children.
Dozens of Democrats in the House and Senate proposed legislation this week that would give all students from pre-school through high school three free meals a day plus a snack regardless of income, a move they said is needed to cope with the "record numbers" of American kids who are struggling with hunger. The bill makes no mention of how the program would be funded or what it would cost. Democrats argue that by providing universal free meals to all students, the cost of providing these meals would fall.