Tom Vilsack actually said...

"The reason I feel so strongly about this is last year during our award ceremony, I had to give out seven American flags to family members who lost loved ones in forest fires."

"This is one area that has frustrated me more than any since I have been Secretary, because everybody--everybody--knows this is a problem."

"the embargo statute basically prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using any of its market assistance programming money, so we cannot directly help promote, as we do in other countries."

"I am here to say unequivocally they are safe to consumers."