Rep. Velazquez: Lawmakers Push Puerto Rico on School Meals Distribution
April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
U.S. Members of Congress wrote the Puerto Rico Department of Education, urging the agency to ramp up distribution of school meals to low-income students. While the Island and its school system have been on lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a month, meals have not been distributed to students. On April 7, the Department announced it would partner with local nonprofit . . .
U.S. Members of Congress wrote the Puerto Rico Department of Education, urging the agency to ramp up distribution of school meals to low-income students. While the Island and its school system have been on lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a month, meals have not been distributed to students. On April 7, the Department announced it would partner with local nonprofit . . .