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School lunch, w.i.c. and s.n.a.k. >> they did. $8.9 billion. they tried to cut 40. then they tried to go for more than that. they settled on 8.9. as i go around food banks and stuff, theyre really, really struggling. some states have managed to put that money back in. new york, pennsylvania, vermont and oregon. were waiting for chris christie to hopefully sign a bill to reinstate those cuts. it can be done. but were looking at people who are struggling. 47 million people rely on food stamps. 16 ...

>> the amendment is not agreed to. >> reporter: that means schools may get a one-year delay on a rule that would limit fat and salt in school meals and require healthier ingredients. >> give schools an opt out saying you dont have to participate in the school lunch program if its hard. well, we dont tell kids, look, you dont have to take math if its hard or science if its hard. >> this is where the heavy hand of the government is coming down and trying to dictate to local school systems everythi...

>> i have seen variations of this about old celebrities. bob dole, letterman drived him nuts with old age jokes. is this fair? >> i think in the texas race, it it wasnt an age issue, it was a tea party issue. that was also 19,000 to 21,000 was the vote. it was a low turn out. in each individual race, there was an individual story. but in general, i think if anything, average or median age is 60 and the house is just under 60. and we are an ageing population. so when reagan was elected as a 73-ye...

>> is it a good idea to pick a fight with mr. potato? >> i dont think this is about politics, i disagree with the panel a little bit. i think this is all the food industry. they are not going to back down and get their products out of the schools, its too big a thing for them. and we cover this in "fed up." pizza as a vegetable. theres a company called schwan from minneapolis that has 70% of all the pizza markets in schools. there was no way they were going to not let pizza be part of the school...

Coming in and forcing kids -- >> why would you want to raise your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you? in fact, shell do it at gunpoint. >> dont tell vinny he cant have all you can eat. for her part michelle obama has mostly stayed out of the fray even as right-wingers go craze you why because she wants children to eat healthier food in a country where according to the cdc about 1 in are overweight or obese. after staying away from legislative fights today the first lady broke new gr...

Many parents. its football too dangerous for your sons or daughters to play. tell you what came out of the white house u.s. on thisser to today. and mom in chief, michelle obama, fighting back against gop lawmakers trying to turn back improvements in the nations school lunch program. the "washington posts" reporter will break it down. verizon has always set out to provide you with the most powerful and reliable network experience. and now for the next advancement. introducing verizon xlte. with ...

Make your kids eat those veggies? coming in and forcing kids -- >> why would you want to raise your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you? in fact, shell do it at gunpoint. >> dont tell vinny he cant have all you can eat. for her part michelle obama has mostly stayed out of the fray even as right-wingers go craze you why because she wants children to eat healthier food in a country where according to the cdc about 1 in are overweight or obese. after staying away from legislative fights...

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Your own kids when michelle obama will do it for you? in fact, shell do it at gunpoint. >> dont tell vinny he cant have all you can eat. for her part michelle obama has mostly stayed out of the fray even as right-wingers go craze you why because she wants children to eat healthier food in a country where according to the cdc about 1 in are overweight or obese. after staying away from legislative fights today the first lady broke new ground with an op-ed in the "new york times" calling out lawmak...

This ensures we can produce clean electricity whenever our customers need it. ♪ were now seeing efforts in congress to roll back these new standards. and undo the hard work that all of you, all of us, have done on behalf of our kids. and you know, this is unacceptable. its unacceptable to me not just as first lady but as a mother. >> this week, the first lady called republican efforts to roll back her healthy school lunch program unacceptable. yesterday, house republicans voted to try and gu...