Tom Vilsack: “Last summer, the President announced the creation of the White House Rural Council.”

I think you two gentlemen have laid out a plan that addresses the fundamental weakness of our current farm policy.

It will if it is adequately funded.

If you authorize it, if Congress creates the opportunity for this, we will be more than happy to utilize that program.

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