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White House Rural Council Hosts Native American Food and Agriculture Roundtable Discussion

April 09, 2012 Kimberly Teehee, Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, White House Domestic Policy Council

Cross posted from the White House blog: Yesterday, the White House Rural Council hosted a Native American Food and Agriculture Roundtable Discussion, bringing together tribal leaders and experts on Native American agricultural economic development with Administration officials from the White House...

Rural

The DREAM Act for Our Rural Communities and Our Nation

December 16, 2010 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack

Cross-posted from the White House Blog where you can also find posts from other top Administration Officials on the importance of the DREAM Act. From 2000 to 2006, while I was Governor of Iowa, approximately 60 percent of the total population increase in the state was directly attributable to...

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Domestic Production of Renewable Energy - A National Priority

June 25, 2010 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

The Obama Administration has made domestic production of renewable energy a national priority because it will create quality American jobs, combat global warming, reduce fossil fuel dependence and lay a strong foundation for a strong rural economy.

USDA Results Energy

Back Home in the Midwest

April 29, 2010

Cross posted from the White House Blog by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ---------------------------

USDA Results Food and Nutrition Farming Rural

Strengthening the Rural Economy

April 27, 2010 Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and
Ann Wolverton, Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers who focuses on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

Cross-Posted from the White House Blog . Rural areas are home to about 50 million Americans and are an essential part of the overall economy. As the President embarks on the next stops on the White House to Main Street Tour in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, the CEA today released a report that...

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