date:Jun 03, 2014
School nutrition standards were the central focus of Thursdays House Appropriations Committee markup.
Democrats attempted to remove a provision from the agriculture appropriations bill that will give certain schools a waiver on compliance with nutrition standards.
After an hour of debate, the amendment introduced by the subcommittees ranking member, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), to remove the waiver was rejected in a 29-22 vote.
Two of the amendments that did pass the committee were U.S. Rep. Ji