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Green Eggs and Ham the floor of the United States Senate during his filibuster over the funding over Obamacare. Musician will.i.am has stated that his moniker is inspired by the story. On September 29, 1991, following Dr. Seuss' death earlier that week, the Reverend Jesse Jackson recited an excerpt of "Green Eggs and Ham" on "Saturday Night Live" during a special tribute segment. In 1965, a withdrawn source claimed that the book was banned in China for its "portrayal of early Marxism". The ban was lifted in 1991, following Seuss' death. Green Eggs and Ham Green Eggs and Ham is a children's book by