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- A 2025 budget proposal backed by 170 House Republicans would nix a universal free school lunch program.
- The Republican Study Committee budget is a glimpse at GOP priorities should they win in November.
- Only nine states provide free school lunch to all students right now.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. That's the future that some Republicans appear to want at least.
The Republican Study Committee, a congressional caucus that contains around three-fourths of Republicans in the House of Representatives, released its 2025 fiscal year budget report this week. The budget is unlikely to pass any time soon but offers a glimpse of Republican priorities should they win in November.