A large coalition of agricultural groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and North American Meat Institute, sent a letter to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the committee, urging the confirmation of Tom Vilsack to serve as secretary of Agriculture.
The coalition of over 120 associations who sent the letter represents approximately one-fifth of the country’s economic activity, directly supporting more than 23 million jobs.
“Secretary Vilsack understands and embraces as USDA’s mission the advancement of U.S. food and agriculture for the benefit of all in the U.S. and countless consumers beyond our shores. We endorse the nomination of Secretary Vilsack not just because of his previous outstanding eight-year tenure in the post during the Obama administration, but more importantly because of his vision for meeting the substantial current challenges of food and agriculture,” the letter reads.
