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Summary

Bernie Sanders criticizes the Democratic Party for neglecting the working class, leading to their recent election losses.

He highlights issues like economic inequality, job displacement, healthcare costs, and foreign policy as key concerns for the American people.

Sanders questions whether the Democratic leadership will address these issues or remain beholden to big money interests.

  • Hackworth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    President Biden included funding to expand the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) in the his Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

    The budget earmarks over $15 billion in funds to allow more school districts to take advantage of CEP, which allows schools that have a high percentage of low-income students serve universal free meals.

    The White House has advocated for the expansion of universal free meals at school and aims to provide free school meals to 9 million more students by 2032 as part of its National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. [March 2023]

    They also apparently made them more nutritious.