Representative Rich McCormick has a bonkers defense for letting kids go hungry.

Thirteen states, all led by GOP governors, have opted out of a federal program providing summer grocery benefits to low-income families with school-age children.

As states across the country move to make sure students are well fed, Republicans have announced their intention to fight back.

The USDA created a wildly successful universal nutrition program in public schools to alleviate the burdens of the pandemic. Make that temporary benefit permanent.