Supporters of the proposed U.S. child nutrition bill, a key feature of First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign for healthier school lunches, will have to wait until after the November elections for a vote because of Congressional concerns over the use of food stamp dollars to pay for it.
The bill, designed to improve school lunches and enlarge food programs for low-income students, has been a longtime priority for Democrats and anti-hunger groups. But a provision that federal food-stamp funds be used to pay some of the $4.5 billion cost has led anti-hunger advocates and a sizable number of Democrats to switch sides on the issue, the Associated Press reported.
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