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Grassley says Vilsack could be Ag Secretary

November 18, 2008 By admin

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is reportedly on the short list of names being considered for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by the incoming Obama administration. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican who calls himself a working family farmer, says Vilsack, a Democrat and a lawyer, would be fantastic in the top job at U.S.D.A.

Grassley says, "He comes from a state that is the number-one agricultural state in the nation. He was the governor of that state for eight years and I think he’d be a high-class Secretary of Agriculture, understanding the problems of farming. What he didn’t understand, he’d be a quick learner of." Grassley says Vilsack would be a "good spokesman" for Iowa and for family farmers.  

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Filed Under: Agriculture, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Tom Vilsack

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