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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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Tom Vilsack
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 13
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United States Secretary Of Agriculture
Pittsburg
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Thomas James Vilsack
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The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.
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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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When you've paid your debt to society, you need to be reconnected and re-engaged in society.
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Let us tackle the big issues with bold ideas that transform Iowa to accomplish our shared mission to grow Iowa, and realize our shared vision of Iowa as the best place to live, work and raise a family.
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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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People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.
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We should also challenge this country to come up with strategies and technologies that allow us to produce nuclear energy without necessarily producing a byproduct that can be converted to something far more dangerous. I believe that can be done. It may not be done tomorrow, but it clearly needs to be worked on.
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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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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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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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Food during my early years was a very difficult issue for me. I grew up in an addictive family. My mother had serious problems with alcohol and prescription drugs. I was an overweight kid. I can remember back in those days there weren't the strategies that there are today to deal with those issues.
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The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.
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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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What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.
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To help producers serve larger institutional customers like schools and hospitals, USDA has helped fund new regional infrastructure like cold storage warehouses, commercial kitchens and local slaughter facilities.
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Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.
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The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.
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If we are to transition to a new economy and to lead it, we must start by transforming our schools.
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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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