Thomas J. Vilsack: “Make no mistake, you folks have a very difficult job. Crafting a farm bill is not an easy task, and it is particularly…”

An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.

Well, Senator, it absolutely is.

the goal of this budget, frankly, is to invest in a stronger America, and to expand our middle class

If those budget cuts, even the most conservative budget cut, that is to say, putting it back to levels of several years ago, would result, not in an increase in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)…