and i also want to recognize that representatives carolyn malonely and carolyn mccarthy have introduced legislation to provide tax credits for workplaces providing lactation facilities. we do need to take this up as a nation that breastfeeding and working is not only compatible but it should be encouraged because as i told you all and i'm sure you knew. it's the duration of exclusive breastfeeding that will help us put the first line of defense against childhood obesity. thank you. >> did you also ask for ms. morrison to respond? if there's no objection -- >> do you want me to go ahead and answer the question. thank you for the question. what we're proposing is that we are allowed to have -- well, business 101, you don't plan a budget without having contingency funds or to try to have carry-over. and with a child/adult food care programs we aren't allowed to have carry-over. it's very difficult. is that enough of an answer for you? okay. thank you. >> thank you. mr. scott? >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. do any -- have any of the panelists -- any of the panelists aware of any suc

i want to thank chairman miller specifically, representative carolyn mccarthy the chair of the health the subcommittee. thanks to all of you the appropriations committee bill provided a major expansion they quadrupled the breast feeding money is in the last bill they created a new breast feeding performance bonus which is very unusual and is extremely welcomed by wic agencies and provide new funding for evaluation of program effectiveness. the wic food package was like heaven for all of the providers. we've been waiting for it to change and in october 2009 it did change and it's a tool for us to get out there with good nutrition messages and it has a little extra food for the full the breast-feeding mother which helps us package exclusive breast feeding. you might say what is wic doing with breast feeding? our rates are increasing the are increasing very slowly. and we are lagging behind the national data because non-wic moms do better than wic so why is that happening? well i'm here to ask you for five things. everybody's asking you i'm sorry, number one we would really like you to d

i want to acknowledge carolyn mccarthy. i am finding that in these tough economic times, the number of children that need the lunches and breakfast -- the number is greater than ever. as you may have gathered from my interchange with mr. scott, i have a real interest in the farm-to-school program. you probably know, it is a key priority of the agriculture secretary and first lady michelle obama has planted a garden and so forth. this program not only provides the fresher food, but it also has an important educational component that i think lasts into adulthood. i am pleased that some of us have introduced the farm-to- school improvements act which provides technical assistance for the use of local foods, and improves the relationship between local schools and local providers and provides mandatory funding each year for the program. it does provide local economic benefit. it provides an important educational component, as i said. miss dora rivas, i would like to ask you about a couple of things. first, starting with the brea