Tom Vilsack: “We have to make sure we lift up the messaging in terms of American agriculture.”

If you raise the minimum wage, you would reduce the SNAP population by a significant amount.

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about SNAP, and I think it stems from who people think are on SNAP.

There is no doubt that there are many, many, many working poor, working poor with an emphasis on working.

We are writing to express our strong support for the above-referenced rule proposed on August 21, 2023, and urge the USDA to act expeditiously to finalize it.