Thomas J. Vilsack: “we want to provide more technical assistance to farmers who are embracing climate-smart practices”

This budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.

Unless we decouple, unless we figure out ways in which we can encourage reinvestment back in these facilities, and continue to provide housing that is affordable for folks, we are going to have a serious problem in communities.

Every dollar of research generates twenty dollars, or more, of economic opportunity.

Well, Senator, it absolutely is.