Tom Harkin actually said...

I hope, that you and other members of the committee are now getting to know the Tom Vilsack that those of us in Iowa have known for a long t...

I do want to commend you and the President for putting that extra billion dollars a year in the President's budget request for child nutriti...

I have always known that he is deeply committed to farm families, rural economic development, and strong Federal nutrition programs.

I was pleased to see that the President's budget builds strongly on investments made USDA energy programs in the 2008 farm bill.