Political Quotes

Tom Vilsack: “We spend a billion dollars a day and we take hard-earned American dollars and we send them overseas.”

On the recordMay 25, 2011
We spend a billion dollars a day and we take hard-earned American dollars and we send them overseas.
Said by
Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Vilsack highlights the financial impact of oil imports on the U.S. economy.

Share

More from Tom Vilsack

Jul 15, 2025

It is physically demanding and at times dangerous.

msnbc.com
Feb 13, 2024

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.

congress.gov
Feb 13, 2024

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

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation