Tom Vilsack: “I believe that the future is bright for America and in particular for rural Americans.”

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.

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

It’s very direct, and I think it speaks significantly and centrally to the challenges that many Iowa farmers face today.