{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-manchins-urging-usda-grants-extension-of-child-nutrition-programs-through-school-year", "Following Manchin's Urging, USDA Grants Extension Of Child Nutrition Programs Through School Year", "2020-10-13", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 13, 2020\n\t\t\t Following Manchin's Urging, USDA Grants Extension Of Child Nutrition Programs Through School Year \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCharleston,\r\nWV  Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded U.S. Department of\r\nAgriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue's decision\r\nto extend child nutrition program waivers through the end of the school year. I\r\ncommend Secretary Perdue for agreeing to extend these child nutrition program\r\nwaivers through the end of the school year. It will bring peace of mind to West\r\nVirginia students, families, and schools, and I am proud to have helped ensure\r\ntheir voices were heard. Many families and students rely on these programs to\r\nhelp make ends meet, even more so during these uncertain times. The COVID-19\r\npandemic drastically affected how schools distributed meals to their students\r\nand these waivers have been key in allowing our schools to continue serving our\r\nstudents, no matter where they are learning this school year. I am proud that\r\nour schools were able to quickly adjust to provide their students with meals\r\nand pleased the USDA understands the importance of continuing these waivers\r\nthrough the end of the school year to support these programs, said Senator\r\nManchin. To\r\nsee a timeline of Senator Manchin's efforts to ensure wavier extensions\r\nthroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, click\r\nhere.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/following-manchins-urging-usda-grants-extension-of-child-nutrition-programs-through-school-year"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9305430576205254, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}