Washington, July 2 -- Congressman Mike Simpson issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON-Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 9535, the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at making key improvements to the accessibility and cost of agricultural labor through the H-2A visa program. This legislation is sponsored by the House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson."
Ask any farmer or rancher, especially in the dairy industry, and they will tell you about the labor crisis they face. After years of working to build consensus to address this critical issue, I'm confident that the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act is the legislative fix we need. President Trump has demonstrated the courage t...