Tom Vilsack: “I think it is fair to say there is a recognition that animal health and human health are connected...”

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

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

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

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about SNAP, and I think it stems from who people think are on SNAP.