Senator Fetterman Leads Introduction of School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced legislation that would direct the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay off all outstanding student meal debt. The legislation also would grant the USDA new authority to purchase food for food banks. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Senator Fetterman to introduce the legislation. “‘School lunch debt’ is a term so absurd that is shouldn’t even exist. I’m