Vilsack Mentioned as Possible Clinton VP Running Mate

Vilsack Mentioned as Possible Clinton VP Running Mate

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emerged mid-week as a leading candidate for Hillary Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate. Vilsack is the former Iowa Governor and longtime Obama Ag Secretary has strong political credentials and is friends of the Clintons. But another Iowan feels the pick if it happens, may not do Ag much good — Iowa senator and Republican Chuck Grassley sees little benefit from a Clinton-Vilsack ticket.
Grassley: “If she wanted Vilsack to have an impact on agriculture it would be better to leave him as Secretary of Agriculture, I say he has done a pretty good job as Secretary of Agriculture. As Vice President he would be involved in everything and it would de-emphasize his role in agriculture.”
Grassley says the same of Mike Pence, who strongly defended Hoosier farmers as a former Indiana congressman, especially on trade, versus Donald Trump’s anti-trade deal stance today. But on regulatory overreach, Republican Grassley contrasts the two tickets this way.
Grassley: “Hilary Clinton is going to go down the same road — probably more vigorously than Obama did. If Trump is president he is going to retract a lot of the things that Obama put on.”
Grassley says agriculture will be pushing hard again in a new congress and administration to repeal the EPA’s “Waters of the U.S.” Rule.

 

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