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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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Feb 16, 2012

We are going to continue to work hard with limited resources to provide as many housing opportunities as we can.

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Feb 14, 2012

I hope that you will take that back to the President and tell him to get behind what some of us are trying to do here in the Congress to open up those markets in those three areas.

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Feb 14, 2012

If you are going to have it, it needs to be adequately resourced.

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Feb 14, 2012

Everyone believes the system is broken.

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Feb 14, 2012

we should not chase bad money with good.

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Feb 14, 2012

We recognized the need for more venture capital and more capital to be placed and invested in rural America.

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Feb 14, 2012

My personal preference would be that we make good on the commitments that we have made in the past.

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Feb 14, 2012

Last summer, the President announced the creation of the White House Rural Council.

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Feb 14, 2012

I hope that the President will get behind those of us here on both sides of the aisle who have been pushing for market access.

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Feb 14, 2012

These are tough decisions, and, candidly, if you were designing this system today, you probably would design it a little differently than it is.

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Feb 14, 2012

There needs to be the political courage to stand up and say we are not going to have this issue divide this Nation.

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Feb 14, 2012

I think we are seeing that. We are seeing algae plants. We are seeing agricultural waste being used in Florida.

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