Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

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Mr. RUIZ. Madam Speaker, I and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rise in support of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

My parents were farmworkers who worked tirelessly day in and day out with calloused hands and tired backs to give me, their children, opportunities that they never had.

Farmworkers like my parents and like many of my constituents back home in the Coachella Valley taught me the value of hard work, resiliency, and taking care of one another.

Farmworkers are getting infected and dying from COVID-19 at a much higher rate than the general public. They are literally dying to feed you, give you the nutrients you need to prevent COVID-19 and to heal from COVID-19.

We must protect and secure our food supply chain. We must pass the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act to stabilize our food supply chain and ensure that farmers can meet their future labor needs.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is proud to work with Chair Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Jimmy Panetta, as well as CHC members Salud Carbajal and Jim Costa, and other Members to get the bill signed into law.

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