Tom Vilsack: “This is a budget, Mr. Chairman, that also will allow for an expansion of local and regional food systems in the…”

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department

This is fundamental to our whole approach to trade.

If you take SNAP and you reduce it or you eliminate it, you are obviously going to impact not just the poor families that are receiving it.

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