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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.

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Tom Vilsack
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 13
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The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.
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I don't think the face of the Democratic Party is Nancy Pelosi.
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One out of every 12 jobs in the economy is connected in some way, shape or form to what happens on the farm.
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I think people have to remember where we were in 2009. We were losing 800,000 jobs a month. We had an unemployment rate in double digits. We had poverty rates soaring. We had kids who were food insecure. Today in 2016, we have a lot less unemployment, a lot less poverty, and a lot fewer kids who are food insecure.
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If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.
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Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.
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We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.
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I think we all share the same goal, which is a United States of America that inspires people and leads.
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If we truly want an innovative and creative renewable fuel industry, then it needs to be challenged. And if we create a set of protections that allow it to not be as creative and innovative as possible, then we aren't doing a service to the industry or to the people of this country.
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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.
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Rural Americans want leaders who help middle-class communities to plan and prosper over the long-term - not opportunists who reap the rewards for themselves, leaving nothing for the people who do the sowing.
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What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.
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President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land to its natural condition is what we are doing here today - breaking pavement for the People's Garden.
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I think the Democrats have - we really have failed to be in rural America, in the sense of having our leaders spending time talking to folks in rural America. The president Barack Obama has been there, but other than the president and vice president, we have had not a whole lot of conversation in rural America.
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When you've paid your debt to society, you need to be reconnected and re-engaged in society.
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If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation.
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During a national crisis, we as a nation become a single community and no one should take advantage of a crisis.
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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.
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There are a lot of farmers and ranchers who are struggling. I get on my knees every day. If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.
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More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.
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