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“I worked my way through high school. I don’t know about you, but I was picking berries in the field before they had child labor laws. You’re telling me that kids who stay at home, instead of going to work at Burger King and McDonald’s during the summer, should stay at home sponging off the government and get their free lunch instead of going to work? How many people got their start in fast food restaurants versus just a blanket rule that gives all kids lunches in high schools that are capable of going out and getting a job?” – GOP Rep. Rich McCormick, to which the CNN host pointed out that most free lunches go to children too young to work.
McCormick last appeared here when he told Fox Business that cuts to Medicare and Social Security will be necessary.
He appeared here in May 2024 when he announced his divorce after an alleged affair with fellow GOP House Rep. Beth “Sharia Law” Van Duyne. McCormick and his wife had been married since 2011 and have seven children.
McCormick debuted here days after his January 2024 swearing-in when Capitol Police accosted him for doing pull-ups on a railing 200 feet above the Capitol dome floor.
Re: WH pausing federal grants and loans, I asked Rep. Rich McCormick if he’d support getting rid of school lunches for his constituents. He tells me high school kids who receive free/reduced lunches “are capable of going out and actually getting a job” instead of “sponging off… pic.twitter.com/2ckUZ8heYZ
— Pamela Brown (@PamelaBrownCNN) January 28, 2025