Black farmers push back on pick to lead Agriculture
Associated Press
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. – President Joe Biden s nomination of Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department received a chilly reaction from many Black farmers who contend he didn t do enough to help them the last time he had the job.
Vilsack, a former Iowa governor who served eight years as agriculture secretary under President Barack Obama, has been trying to assure minority farming groups and the senators who will vote on his confirmation that he will work to “root out generations of systemic racism” in the agency.
“The reality is there are inherent, legacy barriers and practices that have prevented black farmers and other producers from getting access to programs, and I will do everything I can to remove those barriers,” Vilsack said in an email to The AP.
Harris: And when the weather dropped down to 58 degrees this weekend, how did you cope?
Man: I just made sure all the windows were shut.
Harris: And what about your pets? Were they outside? What happened?
Man: Well, the cats were out till around ten. When it got a little too cold for ‘em, they came in.
Harris (to camera): The cats were out until around ten, but it got a little too cold them and they came in. Well, that’s how L.A. coped with that surprise low of 58 degrees that turned the weekend into a real weenie shrinker.
Agriculture Department nominee Tom Vilsack wants to assure minority farmers and the senators who will vote on his confirmation that he will work on racism.
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department received a chilly reaction from many Black farmers who contend he didn’t do enough to help them the last time he had the job. Vilsack, a former Iowa governor who served eight years as
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