And sometimes people don't realize that 90 percent of the persistent poverty counties are located in rural America. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
There is more potential for economic growth in rural America than at any time in decades. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
The rural economy is significantly better. Our natural resources, particularly our working lands, are more resilient. And more money is being invested… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
To keep farmers on the farm we must maintain a strong farm safety net, but we will also have to build a… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
I think we have not done a good job of explaining to people in rural America what is actually happening, number one.… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew. — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
