Tom Vilsack: “The COOL legislation passed by Congress directs us to provide labels to distinguish between U.S.-produced, processed…”

States know who the recipients are because they administer the SNAP Program, and they also know where the jobs are.

I think you two gentlemen have laid out a plan that addresses the fundamental weakness of our current farm policy.

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

We are writing to express our strong support for the above-referenced rule proposed on August 21, 2023, and urge the USDA to act expeditiously to finalize it.