The Obama administration will continue to fight for a comprehensive immigration solution that includes AgJobs and a stable workforce for our farms.

What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.

One out of every 12 jobs in the economy is connected in some way, shape or form to what happens on the farm.

I think President Barack Obama is going to be treated very, very well by history in terms of his ability to save the economy. And that's certainly true in rural areas. The unemployment rate is substantially reduced, the poverty rate is down, and in large part because of the investments that were made during the Recovery Act and thereafter, historic investments.

Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.

The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk.

I think we all share the same goal, which is a United States of America that inspires people and leads.