Tom Vilsack: “I think we have the right vision. I think the vision that climate change creates opportunity, creates new profit centers…”

The railroads should not be able to continue to operate without buffer for unexpected demand, make historic profits, and engage in enormous stock buybacks, all while providing subpar service to agricultural shippers and disregarding safety.

What I am happy to do is work with the Members of this Committee and others to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (117th Congress--H.R. 1603), which could have solved this problem, Congressman.

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.