and what i used to spend in a month on groceries now gets me two weeks. >> joining me now, tom colicchioght. >> thank you, alex. >> tom, i want to begin by quoting something you told "time magazine." you said hunger needs to become a voting issue just like the second amendment is or the deficit is. it is time to label people who are not on board with fixing this as pro-hunger. and i wonder, given the conversation in washington today, the snap program and farm bill, do you think we are closer to that goal? >> well, you know, i hope we're getting closer. i hope this current farm bill sort of enlightens people to realize they need to start voting around food and food issues. the hunger advocates are just thrilled that this farm bill didn't pass. it was literally going to take food out of the mouth of children, people with disabilities, working families. seniors. it was just really devastating. but ironically, it didn't pass because there were those on the right that didn't think it went far enough. and so it didn't pass for some of the wrong reasons, but it was a devastating farm bill. and

speak up. >> speak up, tom colicchio, you get tonight's last word, thank you so much for your time. >alex wagner, in >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. tonight on "all in", if you still possess the ability to be shocked by the corruption that crashed our economy, then you're going to be shocked by the report "rolling stone" has for us tonight. that's coming up. also a shocking turn of events on the house floor as the house speaker brings crucial legislation to the floor and watches it go down in flames. i'll tell you why what's bad for john boehner is good for the

. >> speak up, tom colicchio, you get tonight's last word, thank you so much for your time. >>> thank you, alex. >>> i'm alex wagner, in >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. tonight on "all in", if you still possess the ability to be shocked by the corruption that crashed our economy, then you're going to be shocked by the report "rolling stone" has for us tonight. that's coming up. also a shocking turn of events on the house floor as the house speaker brings crucial legislation to the floor and watches it go down in flames. i'll tell you why what's bad for john boehner is good for the country. >>> plus bailouts of struggling casinos? it is also something that is totally happening. we begin tonight with a truly rare bit of genuine progress from congress. excellent news that nonetheless has me seething with anger. here's what's happening that's great news and infuriating. making sure 11 million immigrants are given a road to citizenship is trying to pass a bill by a huge margin in the senate. they are called the gang of eight and the reason they th