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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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Tom Vilsack
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 13
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United States Secretary Of Agriculture
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas James Vilsack
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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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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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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 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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But It doesn't make sense for us to have a continued reliance on a supply of oil where whenever there is unrest in another part of the world, gasoline prices jump up. We need a renewable fuel industry that's more than corn-based, of course, and there are a whole series of great opportunities here.
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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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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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More than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.
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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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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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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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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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The Obama administration will continue to fight for a comprehensive immigration solution that includes AgJobs and a stable workforce for our farms.
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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 of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.
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Democrats have always historically referred to our families as working families, and I have sort of changed that moniker. I think what we have is a nation of worried families - families that are concerned about job security, families who thought their pensions were secure and now have questions.
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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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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 is more potential for economic growth in rural America than at any time in decades.
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Somewhere between 50 to 60 percent of the food you eat has been touched by immigrant hands, and it is fair to say some of them are not here as they should be here. But if you didn't have these folks, you would be spending a lot more - three, four or five times more - for food, or we would have to import food and have all the food security risks.
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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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