Mike Johanns
Mike Johanns
Michael Owen "Mike" Johannsis a former United States Senator from Nebraska, serving from 2009 to 2015. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and he was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture, where he served from 2005 from 2007, becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold that position...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 June 1950
CountryUnited States of America
We are very concerned with the level of childhood obesity, ... We don't want this generation of young people to live fewer years than their parents.
I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.
We don't want this generation of young people to be the first generation that lives fewer years than their parents,
For the past two years, Allan has demonstrated outstanding leadership at USDA Rural Development, ... The people we serve in rural America and USDA will all benefit from his experience and knowledge in this new position.
Today, we can tell people we have a testing process and facilities in place on a nationwide basis.
People enjoy our meat and our poultry, as I do as a consumer.
It would be a grave mistake to declare this round at end,
These programs have helped thousands of producers recover from the devastating effects of severe weather in counties that have received a Presidential disaster declaration,
I spent the morning in (U.S. Speaker of the House) Denny Hastert's district in northern Illinois. There's no question there is impact from the drought. Some ears have four or five kernels, others have nothing, and some are two-thirds filled,
The thoroughness of this report demonstrates just how serious we are about addressing this incident and providing assurance to our trading partners that our system is among the best in the world. I believe our actions fully address the facts that led to this incident and provide added protections on a broader scale to prevent similar problems in the future.
Vessels are moving on the river. Vessels are being loaded today, literally as we speak,
USDA is committed to supporting producers throughout long- and short-term recovery,
In 75 foreign countries, we have a presence in the USDA.
This president has said this has to be a priority for our nation, protecting our food supply from terrorist acts, so he continues to provide the funding that is necessary.