U.S. Secretary of Agriculture <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Tom+Vilsack&family=editorial&specificpeople=681029 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Tom Vilsack</a> testifies during a House Committee on Agriculture hearing regarding the state of the rural economy, on Capitol Hill, February 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, Vilsack stated he was confident that Congress will pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multi-nation trade agreement between the United States and 11 other countries.