Tom Vilsack: “It's not so much the equipment. It's the software.”

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

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.

There is no doubt that there are many, many, many working poor, working poor with an emphasis on working.

It is physically demanding and at times dangerous.