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A Republican state senator in Minnesota said Tuesday he was voting against a bill to provide free breakfast and lunch for school students in part because he'd never encountered anyone in the state who was hungry.
I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry, Sen. Steve Drazkowski said in remarks on the floor of the State Capitol in St. Paul before voting on the legislation. "I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that says they dont have access to enough food to eat.
"Now, I should say that hunger is a relative term," added Drazkowski, 58. "I had a cereal bar for breakfast. I guess I'm hungry now."
Drazkowski was first elected to the state Senate last year after having served in the state House for about 15 years. He represents a district in the southeast part of the state, along the Mississippi River.
The bill's author, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Sen. Heather Gustafson, said it's estimated that almost 275,000 students in the state get free and reduced-price school meals. She said another 18% of students who would be likely to qualify haven't submitted the necessary paperwork.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/state-gop-senator-says-never-met-hungry-minnesotan-rcna74969
Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)is with people who come to your fundraising dinners...
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)edited to add: Talk about some elitist shit.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,784 posts)He has always been a discompassionate asshole.