Tom Vilsack actually said...

"First, he is very concerned about the health and welfare of America's children and wants to make sure our children have access to nutritious food."

"I do not want this Congress to lose confidence in the system, not provide funding, and then send I think what would be a very poor message to our trading partners."

"We are committed to a fair resolution of outstanding and longstanding civil rights cases against the Department."

"We think there are opportunities for reform in crop insurance, and we do believe it is appropriate to focus on a $250,000 hard cap."