Republican governors in 15 states are turning down food money for 8 million children

Republican governors in more than a dozen states are shutting out more than 8 million children from a new federal food assistance program to support lower-income families this summer.

Thirty-five states, including 13 states with GOP governors, have enrolled in the plan, which provides an additional $120 per child to buy food during the summer months when such assistance is not available in schools, where many American children rely on free or reduced lunch programs.

The plan was part of a bipartisan budget agreement in Congress two years ago. But Republican governors in a dozen states with some of are turning it down.