# Republican governors of IA and NE opt out of summer food programs for children

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**Created:** [December 26, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-governors-of-ia-and-ne-opt-out-of-summer-food-programs-for-children/995147 "2023-12-26T03:49:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-governors-of-ia-and-ne-opt-out-of-summer-food-programs-for-children/995147/46 "2024-01-11T15:07:05Z")

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> [@Dandan](#):
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> > [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> > I know in my area the Feds keep dumping migrants on us as an unfunded mandate
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> Slight hijack, but, yikes…I hadn’t heard about this one! Any sort of citation I can follow, please?
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> Dan

There’s a whole thread where this statement has been largely debunked: [Why are the Feds not paying for the refugees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-feds-not-paying-for-the-refugees/995646)

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