House sends bipartisan farm labor bill to Senate

On a strong 260-165 vote, the House passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to give legal status to undocumented farmworkers and modernize the H-2A guestworker program. Lead sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren said that although action in the Republican-controlled Senate, which has sat on legislation from the Democratic-run House, is not certain, “there is an interest” in… » Read More

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