Articles tagged under: Tom Vilsack
Vilsack’s Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for February
Published January 27, 2021
Ag Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack has a confirmation hearing scheduled with the Senate Agriculture Committee next week. The hearing will be Tuesday, February 2 starting at 9:30 a.m. central time. This will be one of the first steps in the…Vilsack Meets with Lawmakers and Ag Groups Ahead of Confirmation
Published January 13, 2021
Ahead of the confirmation process, Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack is meeting with lawmakers and agriculture groups. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith met with Vilsack via Zoom. The conversation centered around rural broadband, biofuels and the implementation of COVID-19 relief. "I…National Potato Council Meets with Vilsack
Published January 9, 2021
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles and others in the fruit and vegetable industry met with Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack. The session was organized by the Biden Transition Team to get a better understanding of potato industry priorities. Quarles…#8 Story of 2020: Biden Overcomes Rural-Urban Divide to Win Presidency
Published December 28, 2020
President Donald Trump maintained support from the majority of rural voters in the 2020 election, but this wasn’t enough to win a second term. Joe Biden is the president-elect. Biden is already announcing Cabinet selections, choosing former agriculture secretary Tom…Vilsack Priorities: COVID Response, Climate Change and “Rooting Out Inequities”
Published December 14, 2020
U.S. Dairy Export Council CEO Tom Vilsack made his first public comments Friday after being named the Biden-administration’s agriculture secretary nominee. One of the top priorities, if Vilsack is confirmed, will be "rooting out inequities and systemic racism in the…What Tom Vilsack Brings to the Table for USDA
Published December 11, 2020
The Russell Group President and ag lobbyist Randy Russell said no one has a better relationship with the President-elect Biden than Tom Vilsack. "That will be extremely important for the agriculture and food industry on all of these policy debates.…Heitkamp Responds to Vilsack Nomination
Published December 11, 2020
Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s press team issued a statement congratulating Tom Vilsack for his agriculture secretary nomination. The statement said Heitkamp’s work will continue in addressing the challenges facing Rural America. Heitkamp is also still willing to help…Farm Groups Congratulate Vilsack’s USDA Nomination
Published December 10, 2020
Farm groups are congratulating former U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack for his nomination to lead the USDA. The National Pork Producers Council said they look forward to working with Vilsack to expand exports, strengthen biosecurity and ensure other foreign animal…Biden Picks USDA, USTR and Housing and Urban Development Leaders
Published December 10, 2020
Former Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is the Biden transition team's nominee to lead the USDA, but Vilsack wasn’t the only Cabinet nominee announced on Thursday. Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge will lead the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Fudge was…