Tom Vilsack Quotes

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Tom Vilsack

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 13, 1950

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.

Tom Vilsack

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

Tom Vilsack

There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the child's first teacher. I think there are ways in which we can partner with local school districts and states to do a better job to provide nutrition options at school.

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You know, rural Americans are a special people. Their labor puts food on our table and fuel in our gas tanks. Their service in our military sets a powerful example of leadership, honor and sacrifice. Their spirit of community inspires us all.

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Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an investment will revitalize rural America, re-establish our moral leadership on climate security and eliminate our addiction to foreign oil.

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The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

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Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.

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I don't care what anybody says: Nothing is better than a tomato you grow. There's something about it that's different than a tomato you can buy. It's a great thing.

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There is more potential for economic growth in rural America than at any time in decades.

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In his first year in office, President Obama pulled us back from the brink of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and worked to lay a new foundation for economic growth. The president identified three key strategies to build that lasting prosperity: innovation, investment, and education.

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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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Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa.

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If you think of what food is, it's the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know about the USDA. This is a very important department. It's not fully appreciated as such.

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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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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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If I had a rain prayer or a rain dance I could do, I would do it.

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USDA is committed to keeping pace with the needs and progress of American agriculture by supporting new markets and movements that will keep farmers profitable and help create middle class jobs across the country.

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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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My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

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