Gillibrand pushes for free school meals for public school students nationwide in bill similar to VP candidate Tim Walz’s initiative

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) recognized the importance of food for thought by pushing for a bill on Tuesday that would provide more free meals, including dinner, to public school students across the country.

Dubbed the Universal School Meals Program Act, the bill, should it become law, would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to schoolchildren throughout the country, regardless of their family income, Gillibrand said during a press conference at M400 High School for Environmental Studies in Midtown.