Tom Vilsack
Tom Vilsack
Thomas James "Tom" Vilsackis an American politician who has served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture since 2009. A member of the Iowa Democratic Party, Vilsack served as the 40th Governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 December 1950
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Tom Vilsack quotes about
common community lost poll
Your poll suggests to me . . . that we've lost a sense of community in this country, ... It is important that we have that common thread.
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I'm concerned about the anxiety and stress of the families here in Newton and in the Amana area,
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He steals second, and I hereby restore his voting rights.
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As we move into a freer marketplace, it's incumbent upon us to show how crops can be used in a wider way,
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The current inability to market products in Europe makes it extremely difficult - and the concerns that have been expressed in Europe are beginning to be raised in the Far East,
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This is going to provide a sense of hope to folks,
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Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, someone has to stock it, package it, shelve it, process it, ship it. All of those are jobs. It's the most direct stimulus you can get in the economy during these tough times.
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I was very concerned about what I believed and what a lot of my citizens believed were unfair prices at the pump,
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It was a very tough winter for us. We didn't have the normal thaw, and as a result we're getting essentially all of this water at one time,
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The legislature this year established tax credits for small and large wind producers, ... That's a great combination with Sen. Grassley's work and Sen. Harkin's work on the production tax credit at the federal level.
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The old way isn't going to work in this country.
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I think early in the process it might have had a hard time meeting our eligibility standards for high school athletics,
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The state and this city are engaged in a global competition for economic opportunity,
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those who are focused on security and those who are focused on hope and optimism.