“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“Here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen; we won and he lost.”

Political Quotes

Tom Vilsack

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Tom Vilsack is an American politician and attorney who has served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture since March 2021. He previously held the same position from January 2009 to January 2017 under President Barack Obama. Vilsack's tenure has focused on issues such as food security, rural development, and agricultural sustainability. He has been a prominent advocate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and has emphasized the importance of supporting farmers and rural communities.

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Mar 28, 2012

I think we really need to be careful about the permission we grant.

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Mar 28, 2012

In fiscal year 2012, it's $112 million.

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Mar 28, 2012

As long as I'm Secretary, the last thing I want to do is furlough a worker or lay one off.

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Mar 28, 2012

Let me state unequivocally that crop insurance is the linchpin of the safety net.

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Mar 28, 2012

I'm not going to whine about it. I'm not going to complain about it. I'm going to manage it.

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Mar 28, 2012

Make no mistake about that. Because there is a direct correlation between agricultural productivity and research.

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Mar 28, 2012

The office closings themselves are about $6.5 million.

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Mar 28, 2012

The research that we see is the best way to use scarce resources, is to do it in a competitive way.

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Mar 28, 2012

MIDAS is designed to address that.

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Mar 13, 2012

The Forest Service's important role in water and watershed management.

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Mar 8, 2012

Assisting and empowering these aspiring farmers to get off to a successful start should be a top priority of Federal farm policy and programs.

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Feb 16, 2012

I think there are a number of cities, major cities, the city of Chicago--I talked to Mayor Emanuel about this.

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