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Senate urged to advance ag labor bill

A new analysis from Texas A&M shows an increase in H-2A work visas decreases inflation and unemployment and increases wages and GDP. While speaking in front of the Capitol building at a press conference July 12, Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., says Congress has a solution today to do exactly that in urging the Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

“By ensuring a legal and reliable agricultural workforce, we can secure our food supply, strengthening our national security and averting disaster, reduce food costs…

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