joining me now is celebrity chef and food activist tom colicchio. he head judge on bravo's hit cooking show "top chef" and he's been very outspoken on the republican opposition to healthy eating plan. tom, it's a pleasure to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, al. >> how did you feel the need to speak out against the republican plan? >> well, actually, i've been involved in this fight for a while. i testified in front of congress back in 2009. i was in washington at a public school when the president signed this bill back in 2010. so this isn't something i just joined on to. you know, when you see what the republicans are trying to do with this plan, they're trying to roll it back. it's similar to what they're trying to do with the affordable care act. once it gets implemented, it's hard to cut. now they're getting ready for the fight because this bill, the healthy hunger kids free act gets reauthorized in 2015. this is ground zero for that new fight now. >> you know, let's go here to the table for a minute. i want to show something. the table in fr