Tom Vilsack is back. The former Secretary of Agriculture is now Ag Secretary again. He was confirmed in the Senate Tuesday in overwhelming fashion with a vote of 92-7.
Indiana Republican Mike Braun spoke with Hoosier Ag Today about Vilsack’s confirmation just prior to his vote, saying, “He’s as good as a candidate as we could get coming from that side of the aisle. He’s got a fairly proven track record.
“As long as he’s careful that he looks at some of the key issues that aren’t political: making sure farmers have access to competitive markets for all their inputs, that we keep focused on ag issues and don’t try to broaden out the farm bill which is got a large component of nutrition and other stuff in it, and then be reasonable on the conservation side of it. I think he can do a good job of that and that’s why I’m going to support him.”
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(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Senator Todd Young says he’s still dubious about providing state and
local budget help in a third pandemic relief bill, but says it may happen.
The relief bill which passed late Monday night gives states an extra year to finish spending the
money they got in the first relief bill. And the new bill includes $100 billion for schools,
universities and coronavirus testing. What’s not included is broad-based help for state and local
governments who saw the pandemic recession demolish the revenue projections they were counting
on.
The pandemic’s effects on state budgets have been particularly devastating in states which depend