Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was a former Iowa governor; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis was a member of Congress; and Kathleen Sebelius, the nominee for health and Human Services Secretary, is now governor of Kansas. 农业部长威尔萨克(tomvilsack)曾担任爱荷华州州长;劳工部长索利斯(hildasolis)曾是国会议员;而获得卫生与社会服务部长提名的西博利厄斯(kathleensebelius)现任堪萨斯州州长。
Before the conference, American Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said biofuels play only a small part in higher food prices. 在此次会议之前,美国农业部长埃德谢弗说生物能源在更高的粮食价格中起很小的作用。
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says "american beef is extremely safe." 农业部长迈克约翰斯宣称:“美国牛肉是绝对安全的。”
The Bush administration's farm bill proposal will aid in getting the stalled Doha round of world trade talks going, even before it passes, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said last week. 农业部长迈克•约翰斯上周说,布什政府有关农业法案的提议将会推动陷于停顿的多哈回合世贸谈判,尽管目前尚未通过。
"A fair number of these people do live in states like New Jersey, some in Washington, D.C.," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in an interview. “这些人中有相当一部分居住在新泽西、华盛顿特区等地,”农业部长迈克•约翰斯在接受采访时说。
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is also scheduled to take part in the commission 's22nd annual session. 农业部长维尔萨克(TomVilsack)也计划参加该委员会第22届年会。
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack points out that the virus is not food-borne and has nothing to do with consuming pork products. 农业部长维尔萨克指出,该病毒并非由食物传染的,与消费猪肉产品并没有任何关系。
But Deputy Agriculture Secretary Charles corner says demand for corn will probably get farmers to plant more corn. 但是农业副部长扎里斯。克勒认为对于玉米的需求将有可能促使农民种植更多的玉米。
Agriculture Secretary David Miliband has publicly questioned its health benefits, suggesting buying organic food is merely a "lifestyle choice". 农业部长DavidMiliband曾公开质疑有机食品的健康益处,他提出购买有机食品只不过是一种“生活方式的选择”。
Other Cabinet officers Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar also addressed the National Council of La Raza annual conference. 农业部长汤姆‧维尔萨克(TomVilsack)和国内资源部部长肯‧萨拉查(KenSalazar)等内阁官员也在拉美裔全国委员会的年会上致词。