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Tom Vilsack

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I grew up in a city. My parents would think there was something wrong with America if they knew I was secretary of agriculture.


— Tom Vilsack


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I think we all share the same goal, which is a United States of America that inspires people and leads.


— Tom Vilsack


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If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.


— Tom Vilsack


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If you think of what food is, it's the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know about the USDA. This is a very important department. It's not fully appreciated as such.


— Tom Vilsack


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In 2011, agricultural exports hit a record high and producers saw their best incomes in nearly 40 years.


— Tom Vilsack


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Local and regional food systems are about opportunity.


— Tom Vilsack


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Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.


— Tom Vilsack


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More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.


— Tom Vilsack


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President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois.


— Tom Vilsack


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Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front.


— Tom Vilsack


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Vilsack appointed Shirley Sherrod as the Georgia Director of Rural Development saying that Tom Vilsack would be an "important advocate on behalf of rural communities. In the first report he raised over half a million dollars. On March 27 2013 Tom Vilsack beat the sequester by arguing that he would have to shut down companies if he did not get most of the cuts back which he did get.

Barack Obama announced Vilsack's selection to be Secretary of Agriculture under his administration on December 17 2008. Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack (/ˈvɪlsæk/; born December 13 1950) is an American politician who has served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture since 2009. On November 30 2006 he formally launched his candidacy for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2008 election but ended his bid on February 23 2007.

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