Thomas J. Vilsack: “I would say, frankly, that as a Nation we have underfunded research in agriculture for far too long.”

We have had a record year in farm income in the last 2 years; however, that bounty has not been fully shared by all farmers

It is an outrage--I mean, to me, it is an outrageous process because it comes as a tremendous surprise.

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

There is nothing more foundational to a country's security and stability than its food supply.