Margo Bellamy
47:29 - 47:43
"Barring a significant change at the federal government, student nutrition deficits are going to be like the transportation deficit. It's just going to be a real thing every year."
“Barring a significant change at the federal government, student nutrition deficits are going to be like the transportation deficit. It's just going to be a real thing every year.”
- Speaker
- Margo Bellamy
- Timestamp
- 47:29 – 47:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
But we, we have to make that happen. When you say looking to the board for the level of support, will you tell me what that means? That, that means exactly you're gonna— are those the scenarios Jim was talking about where we can see what this is going to cost, this is going to cost, or is it— tell me what that is. I think first and foremost, I think all of us know that Barring a significant change at the federal government, student nutrition deficits are going to be like the transportation deficit. It's just going to be a real thing every year.
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