walter olson.i think we start with the presumption that people are allowed to choose what food they want to buy, and for a lot of us, the ones that have been processed in some way have attraction today. they last longer before they spoil. they are less likely to have certain types of spoilage. they're with the government only if it's very clear that there's no reasonable consumer would want in a food. and that leaves us with -- and it leaves every country with a heavily processed food system which we're going to wind up, even if they have healthier food, there's still going to be a lot of processing. there's no way of getting around it. host: the government has had a longstanding role in ensuring the food products, through the usda, f.d.a., there are regulations and standards in effect. at the federal level, the farm bill is certainly very pool. there's a food bill that sets standards for the nation's society. and so a lot of these issues with regards to what's state of for the american public are

walter olson. guest: i think we start with the presumption that people are allowed to choose what food they want to buy, and for a lot of us, the ones that have been processed in some way have attraction today. they last longer before they spoil. they are less likely to have certain types of spoilage. they're with the government only if it's very clear that there's no reasonable consumer would want in a food. and that leaves us with -- and it leaves every country with a heavily processed food system which we're going to wind up, even if they have healthier food, there's still going to be a lot of processing. there's no way of getting around it. host: the government has had a longstanding role in ensuring the food products, through the usda, f.d.a., there are regulations and standards in effect. at the federal level, the farm bill is certainly very pool. there's a food bill that sets standards for the nation's society. and so a lot of these issues with regards to what's state of for the american pub

then walter olson from the cato institute and maya rockeymoore talk about house republican efforts to stop the government from requiring school meals that are more nutritional but also more

walter olson talks about republican efforts to stop the government for requiring still mills -- school meals that are more pictures is. they will explain why the corporation as part of the 2012 budget proposal. there will be a credit or the sponsor. adobe on c-span. -- it will be on c-span. >> each year, congress works to pass the spending bill. you can follow their progress with a comprehensive resource on congress's congressional congress. >> the british house of commons is in recess. the questions returned wednesday june 8, 2011. tonight we will shave the canadian broadcasting

then, a roundtable on the issue of the government's role in combating obesity -- walter olson and mayaoore. in our final segment, joshua gotbaum will talk about the government protection of private