New York Times: Klobuchar recants letter on pizza in school lunch
October 08, 2014 | 12:12 AM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appears to regret the role that she played in the congressional fight over pizza in the school lunch program, the New York Times Magazine reported Tuesday in a lengthy account of the battles over the content of school meals.
In the story, political correspondent Nicholas Confessore wrote, “When I spoke to Klobuchar recently, she seemed to regret sending the letter to Vilsack.”
“ ‘I did not want the rule changed legislatively,’ Klobuchar said. Her primary concern at the time was the rule’s impact on Minnesota’s farmers, who had been hard hit in the recession. But, she said, ‘I would not send a letter like this again or take this position again.’ ”
The article, headlined “How school lunch became the latest political battleground,” was posted online today and will be in the print edition of the New York Times Magazine food issue on Sunday.
The article reports in great detail on the School Nutrition Association's change-of-view on the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and its decision to replace longtime lobbyist Marshall Matz.
The article contains an error. One sentence refers to an appropriations bill containing a provision to allow schools to waive the healthy school meals requirements as Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s bill. A USDA spokeswoman said that Confessore has confirmed he intended to write “Vilsack’s budget.”
▪ The New York Times — How School Lunch Became the Latest Political Battleground
In the story, political correspondent Nicholas Confessore wrote, “When I spoke to Klobuchar recently, she seemed to regret sending the letter to Vilsack.”
“ ‘I did not want the rule changed legislatively,’ Klobuchar said. Her primary concern at the time was the rule’s impact on Minnesota’s farmers, who had been hard hit in the recession. But, she said, ‘I would not send a letter like this again or take this position again.’ ”
The article, headlined “How school lunch became the latest political battleground,” was posted online today and will be in the print edition of the New York Times Magazine food issue on Sunday.
The article reports in great detail on the School Nutrition Association's change-of-view on the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and its decision to replace longtime lobbyist Marshall Matz.
The article contains an error. One sentence refers to an appropriations bill containing a provision to allow schools to waive the healthy school meals requirements as Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s bill. A USDA spokeswoman said that Confessore has confirmed he intended to write “Vilsack’s budget.”
▪ The New York Times — How School Lunch Became the Latest Political Battleground
