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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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Tom Vilsack
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: December 13
Lawyer
Politician
United States Secretary Of Agriculture
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Thomas James Vilsack
Thomas James Tom Vilsack
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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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Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.
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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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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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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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The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.
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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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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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When you've paid your debt to society, you need to be reconnected and re-engaged in society.
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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 completed. . . . I think it is fair to say there may be additional costs associated with a farming operation, but it is very difficult to quantify.
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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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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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We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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