In January 2025, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) defended the White House federal aid freeze and was asked about school lunch funding.
He said on CNN: “You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King, McDonald’s during the summer should stay at home and get their free lunch instead of going to work?”
He also said: “Before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field... I was a paperboy, and when I was in high school, I worked my entire way through.”