[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            SUPPORTING THE FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT

  (Mr. DELGADO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DELGADO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the nearly 5,000 
farmers in my district, 96 percent of which are family-owned farms.
  Every time I am home, I meet with farmers about the major challenges 
they face today. The need to modernize and make more effective our H2A 
visa program is consistently flagged.
  That is why I am proud to support the bipartisan Farm Workforce 
Modernization Act, a historic bill that both simplifies and broadens 
the scope of the H2A application process. In addition to ensuring 
critical protections for work, the bill will finally allow dairy and 
other farm operations to access the H2A farm worker program, a critical 
priority for farmers in New York-19.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of upstate produce and vegetable growers, 
dairy operators, and all farmers in my district, I applaud the 
bipartisan work of my colleagues in negotiating this important 
agreement. Now let's come together and get this done.

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