kevin concannon.tudents and parents, call this number host: so we will be talking with our guest, kevin concannon of the agriculture department, for another 40 minutes or so. i want to ask you about the first lady, michelle obama. what is her role in all of this? sheguest: she has been a major champion. we would've not thought and the bill over the goal line with our engagement, her advocacy. she championed it and she continues to do so. i will be going before congress tomorrow seeking additional budget support for these programs. the white house has been a very strong advocate for us. host: this piece in "the hill" says "gop looking to take a bite out of school lunches." senator john hoeven has introduced a bill to relax the schools when it comes to serving whole-grain products and reducing sodium levels. he says "we have got to have flexibility. we can't have a federal one-size-fits-all mandate." guest: well, the program is anything but one-size-fits-all actually. there are a lot of misunderstanding

kevin concannon. students and parents, call this number host: so we will be talking with our guest, kevin concannon of the agriculture department, for another 40 minutes or so. i want to ask you about the first lady, michelle obama. what is her role in all of this? sheguest: she has been a major champion. we would've not thought and the bill over the goal line with our engagement, her advocacy. she championed it and she continues to do so. i will be going before congress tomorrow seeking additional budget support for these programs. the white house has been a very strong advocate for us. host: this piece in "the hill" says "gop looking to take a bite out of school lunches." senator john hoeven has introduced a bill to relax the schools when it comes to serving whole-grain products and reducing sodium levels. he says "we have got to have flexibility. we can't have a federal one-size-fits-all mandate." guest: well, the program is anything but one-size-fits-all actually. there are a lot of misunderstandi