Sec. of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack said during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he plans to prioritize efforts to address climate change and food insecurity, which are main issues in President Joe Biden’s stimulus plan.
 
Vilsack, who served as the head of the Dept. of Agriculture under former President Barack Obama, told lawmakers during his hearing that he recognizes the economic hardships Americans have faced from the pandemic and will work to ensure the USDA pushes food insecurity to the top of its agenda. Climate change was also a widely discussed issue, and Vilsack stressed that agriculture could play an essential role in addressing the crisis.
 
“There’s an opportunity for us to create new market incentives for soil health, for carbon sequestration, for methane capture and reuse,” Vilsack said.
 
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