Thomas J. Vilsack: “I want to work with the Committee to ensure that as you are crafting this farm bill that we address this issue.”

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

The reality is that we don't need another study, there are literally hundreds of studies about the safety of this technology.

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

Unless we decouple, unless we figure out ways in which we can encourage reinvestment back in these facilities, and continue to provide housing that is affordable for folks, we are going to have a serious problem in communities.