Thomas J. Vilsack: “An inclusive agriculture and rural life must be part of a shift to a bottom-up, middle-out system.”

I mean our heart goes out. As a former governor, I have toured many tornado damaged sites, and it is absolutely devastating to people.

This budget is at a critical point, at a transformational point, in my view, in rural America, and in agriculture.

we would like to be able to open up more credit opportunities for beginning farmers

I hope that that factor is taken into consideration, given the importance of this Department