The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give to that group than the fact that it's National Pickle Month should make them eat more pickles.
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Turns out, there's not a lot of information about pickles on the Internet.
I love dill pickles! They're on my rider for my concerts so I eat one every day.
The focus of Congress is on keeping the nation secure - and it doesn't see that food security is an essential part of that responsibility. Instead of putting more food on the tables of America, they are busy finding ways to take it away.
We make our public servants jump through quite a few hoops, you know. We get hysterical if they accept a $50 lunch from a lobbyist. We get hysterical if they accept a ride on some corporate jet.
I'm a chairperson for 'No Kid Hungry', a campaign for poor American children.
If I were running a campaign, I'd urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely - on a talented young comedy writer.
It is our job, our responsibility as their representatives to help them. If we choose not to do that, we should not be their representatives.
I joined the board of Chipotle because no company has ever been able to scale fresh, properly sourced food in the history of America.
Hunger is the best pickle.
Today there are not even enough fruits and vegetables in this country to allow all Americans to follow the government guidelines to eat five to nine servings a day.