Perspective Quotes by Tom Vilsack

In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only…

— Tom Vilsack

Hillary Clinton was in rural America during the Iowa caucuses, but I think the nature of a campaign makes it more difficult once you…

— Tom Vilsack

To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens…

— Tom Vilsack

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

— Tom Vilsack

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy.

— Tom Vilsack

I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been…

— Tom Vilsack

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic…

— Tom Vilsack

We're going to move from a commodity economy where you basically grow the same kind of crops - where a kernel of corn is…

— Tom Vilsack

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year.…

— Tom Vilsack

President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land…

— Tom Vilsack

Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.

— Tom Vilsack

I don't know of a Democrat - whether they're a conservative, a centrist or a liberal Democrat - that doesn't think that it's important…

— Tom Vilsack