Tom Vilsack: “These grim statistics add a note of seriousness to these hearings that we hold today.”

It will if it is adequately funded.

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

Well, the House Agriculture appropriations talked about an 18 percent cut to our budget, so you can do the math.

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department