Issue Position: Labor

Issue Position

I believe that during these challenging economic times we need to support those Americans that work hard day in and day out to make ends meet. That is why I support efforts to ensure living wages, adequate health care coverage and safe, secure work places for America's working families.

I also strongly believe that our nation's labor laws should protect workers from harm. Unfortunately, they do not do enough to protect our youngest farm workers. That is why I introduced the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) of 2009 (H.R. 3564). The CARE Act seeks to end the double standard that allows an estimated 400,000 farm worker children to work for longer hours and at earlier ages than children in every other industry.

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