Source: Tom Karst THE PACKER, 2/3/20


Farm labor legislation remains on the back-burner in the Senate, but one advocate hopes to see action by March. Bipartisan efforts are underway in the Senate to craft a farmworker immigration bill, said Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers. The U.S. House of Representatives, where Democrats enjoy a majority, passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act Dec. 11 with a vote of 260 to 165.

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