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Rep. Schrader Issues Statement on the Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act

Statement

Date: Oct. 30, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Agriculture and Food

Rep. Kurt Schrader (OR-05) cosponsored the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act that was introduced in the House of Representatives today. He issued the following statement on the bill:

"The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the product of a tremendous collaborative effort that represents first real breakthrough on immigration in over six years. American agriculture is facing a labor crisis. A stable and legal workforce is desperately needed to ensure our nation's farmers can continue to produce the best food and fiber in the world," said Rep. Schrader. "This bill reforms the H2A program by reducing costs and bureaucracy for employers, improving working conditions and safeguards for farmworkers, and advances the legalization of our nation's farmworkers and their families. This legislation is good for workers, good for farmers, and good for Oregon. I applaud the hard work that my colleagues Rep. Lofgren and Rep. Newhouse put into the careful crafting of this compromise and I look forward to helping them get it across the finish line."


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