Thomas J. Vilsack: “I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department”

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

There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.

It is an outrage--I mean, to me, it is an outrageous process because it comes as a tremendous surprise.

the goal of this budget, frankly, is to invest in a stronger America, and to expand our middle class