Thomas J. Vilsack: “I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.”

we would like to be able to open up more credit opportunities for beginning farmers

The reality is that we don't need another study, there are literally hundreds of studies about the safety of this technology.

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

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