We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.
Tom VilsackRural Americans want leaders who help middle-class communities to plan and prosper over the long-term - not opportunists who reap the rewards for themselves, leaving nothing for the people who do the sowing.
Tom VilsackMore than half of America's rural counties are losing population and with it, political representation.
Tom VilsackWhat Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.
Tom VilsackPeople don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.
Tom Vilsack