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While children’s rights and anti-hunger advocates across the United States applauded Wednesday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced summer food aid for kids, more than a dozen Republican state leaders are rejecting the assistance. The USDA said that 21 million children in 35 states are expected to be fed by the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program set to launch this year, providing low-income parents with benefits to purchase food for their kids.