[Hoot Gibson]

I have a few questions for the supporters of this bill. Will an existing federal agency such as the Dept. of Education be monitoring schools for compliance or will this be the job of a new federal agency or Obamaczar?

1. Who will be enforcing the law?

2. What will the penalties be for people who break the law. For example, what consequences can a 17-year old high school junior caught peddling Twinkies on school grounds for gas money expect?

3. Is the law broad enough to prohibit the sale of chocolate bars and other snacks as an extracurricular fundraiser?

4. The students of some schools - for example, Paintsville High School - are allowed to leave school premises to eat lunch at home or in nearby restaurants (or at least that used to be the case). Will such students now be forced to eat in the school cafeteria?

5. Will there be a penalty for businesses located near public schools who sell unapproved food to students during regular school hours? Will these businesses be required to ask for IDs before serving customers who might be students? If so, who will have primary enforcement responsibility and what federal agency will monitor compliance?

6. What impact on our legal system will this new federal law have? With tens of thousands of schools in this country, it seems like the potential cost of enforcement and civil litigation is pretty high. Is this an appropriate burden to place on our already overtaxed federal court system?