RUSH TRANSCRIPT Molly In ░░░░░░░░ time of such political ░░░░░░░░ across our country there ░░░░░░░░ one thing that can ░░░░░░░░ bring people together You ░░░░░░░░ thinking it It is ░░░░░░░░ Our next guest is ░░░░░░░░ Ohio Senate minority leader ░░░░░░░░ American university executive and ░░░░░░░░ Capri kafaro and today ░░░░░░░░ the release of her ░░░░░░░░ cookbook united we eat ░░░░░░░░ 4th of July Happy ░░░░░░░░ be here Molly Who ░░░░░░░░ t like to eat ░░░░░░░░ crosses party lines for ░░░░░░░░ Why did you decide ░░░░░░░░ write this book now ░░░░░░░░ this moment And why ░░░░░░░░ you title it united ░░░░░░░░ eat Well the impetus ░░░░░░░░ the book goes back ░░░░░░░░ my time as a ░░░░░░░░ of the Ohio Senate ░░░░░░░░ I was often I ░░░░░░░░ often do bills across ░░░░░░░░ aisle with my Republican ░░░░░░░░ and I would bring ░░░░░░░░ a pie or baked ░░░░░░░░ when we would go ░░░░░░░░ and get a legislative ░░░░░░░░ together in a bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ Molly You were probably ░░░░░░░░ popular It would make ░░░░░░░░ popular It would also ░░░░░░░░ together the offices which ░░░░░░░░ a sense of camaraderie ░░░░░░░░ brought down the barriers ░░░░░░░░ the office of Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Republican as a symbol ░░░░░░░░ we could work together ░░░░░░░░ thought what better way ░░░░░░░░ bring people together than ░░░░░░░░ food That s why ░░░░░░░░ called it united we ░░░░░░░░ There are recipes from ░░░░░░░░ 50 states and the ░░░░░░░░ of Columbia I did ░░░░░░░░ 26 of the recipes ░░░░░░░░ the remainder are from ░░░░░░░░ and Republican political leaders ░░░░░░░░ shared their stories of ░░░░░░░░ food and their family ░░░░░░░░ their state humanizing folks ░░░░░░░░ may not like their ░░░░░░░░ but hopefully you ll ░░░░░░░░ their recipes Molly Some ░░░░░░░░ names here Alfonso diomoto ░░░░░░░░ representative from Louisiana So ░░░░░░░░ party lines here I ░░░░░░░░ reading some of the ░░░░░░░░ tater tots lasagna things ░░░░░░░░ are familiar to folks ░░░░░░░░ the America Where s ░░░░░░░░ twist here Everyone has ░░░░░░░░ special recipes for all ░░░░░░░░ these things What did ░░░░░░░░ find most unique For ░░░░░░░░ of the ones I ░░░░░░░░ when I did the ░░░░░░░░ for the individual states ░░░░░░░░ had to fill in ░░░░░░░░ gaps from folks that ░░░░░░░░ like Mike Huckabee representing ░░░░░░░░ Pete Buttigieg I looked ░░░░░░░░ the states looked into ░░░░░░░░ agricultural production maybe they ░░░░░░░░ an iconic dish or ░░░░░░░░ brand I tried to ░░░░░░░░ the elements together The ░░░░░░░░ is available on Amazon ░░░░░░░░ Pepsi salad is an ░░░░░░░░ American looking jello ring ░░░░░░░░ represents North Carolina Molly ░░░░░░░░ m familiar with the ░░░░░░░░ ring This represents North ░░░░░░░░ Pepsi was actually founded ░░░░░░░░ North Carolina in the ░░░░░░░░ 1800s I integrated walnuts ░░░░░░░░ that Black walnuts are ░░░░░░░░ big product coming out ░░░░░░░░ the state Molly Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much We really ░░░░░░░░ you joining us Your ░░░░░░░░ united we eat It ░░░░░░░░ great to see you ░░░░░░░░ fourth Thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ fourth. Aleve it.