On the recordJune 3, 2009
This is an aggressive agenda. We believe that this budget, as presented to you, is a start.
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congress.govThis is an aggressive agenda. We believe that this budget, as presented to you, is a start.
Vilsack describes the budget as a starting point for future efforts.
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this budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.
investments in research that create new opportunities; new income opportunities, is a way of maintaining those small- and mid-sized farming operations
How do you create a circumstance in a farm bill that basically says, yes, we have got to help those big guys. No problem with that. Do not forget about the rest of them, the 90 percent that are struggling every single year.