Zoe Lofgren

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of House Resolution 812, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 65) providing for the reappointment of John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 67) providing for the reappointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, under House Resolution 30 and Committee on House Administration Resolution 116-10, all Members, Officers and employees of the House are required to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities applicable to offices and employees of the House. The Chief Administrative Officer has informed the Committee that all current Members, Officers and employees of the House have completed the required training for 2019.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, at the recommendation of the Chief Administrative Officer, I am approving retroactive adjustments for former member Peter Roskam's Members Representational Allowance in the amount of $8,379.68 to address shortfalls in the Legislative Year 2018 due to administrative errors.

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Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, the President and Members of Congress each take an oath to uphold the Constitution. When the President abuses his Presidential power to upend the constitutional order, we have an obligation to live up to our oath of office. We have been presented with direct evidence about the President's actions. They threaten our national security and undermine the integrity of the next election. We now vote on Articles of Impeachment for abuse of power and contempt of Congress as a result of that evidence. I have worked on Presidential impeachments as part of the Committee on the Judiciary twice before. This third time brings me no joy. President Nixon attempted to corrupt elections. His agents broke into the Democratic Party headquarters to get a leg up on the election, and then, just like President Trump, he tried to cover it up. Then, he resigned. This is even worse. President Trump not only abused his power to help his reelection, he used a foreign government to do it. He used military aid provided to fight the Russians as leverage solely to benefit his own political campaign. George Washington would be astonished since he warned ``against the insidious wiles of foreign influence.'' The direct evidence is damning. The President hasn't offered any evidence to the contrary. These actions constitute grounds for Presidential impeachment. What is before us is a serious abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. These abuses strike at the heart of our Constitution. The President's unconstitutional abuse of power, a high crime and misdemeanor, is ongoing. He totally refused to provide any information to Congress related to the impeachment inquiry. It is our responsibility to use the tool our Founders gave us in the Constitution to preserve the constitutional order. We must impeach.

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Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The Office's legal and drafting expertise is crucial to the House's core constitutional function of making law. The Office was established by section 1303 of the Revenue Act of 1918 (P. L. 65-254, 40 Stat. 1057) as the Legislative Drafting Service with the charge of aiding ``in drafting public bills and resolutions or amendments thereto on the request of any committee[.]'' While the early work of the Office was focused on projects for the Committee on Ways and Means, other committees, recognizing the value of expert drafting, soon began requesting assistance. The Office now works with all of the committees and Members of the House in every area of Federal law, working with policy makers to produce legally effective legislative drafts. Throughout the Office's history, it has provided exceptional drafting services on a nonpartisan, impartial, and confidential basis. Speaking during the floor debate on the establishment of the Office, the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means described the services of Middleton Beaman, who was the first head of the Office, as ``essential'' and the Committee as being ``indebted'' to him for clarifying and simplifying the complex legislative provisions on which he worked. The Chairman emphasized that Beaman had always been ``absolutely neutral'' on policy matters. The Office continues to uphold the high standard established by Beaman. A 1975 report by the House Commission on Information and Facilities concluded that there was ``an unmistakable consensus among those who utilize the services of the Office of Legislative Counsel, Members and committee staff alike, that its overall operation is indeed a credit to the House.'' Over a quarter of a century later, in H. Res. 635 of the 111th Congress, the House recognized ``the professional, nonpartisan service to which the Office of the Legislative Counsel is dedicated.'' While carrying outthe purpose described in the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 of achieving ``a clear, faithful, and coherent expression of legislative policies,'' the Office has also become an increasingly important source of institutional memory. Most of its attorneys, paralegals, Ramseyer staff, IT staff, front desk staff, and GPO detailees spend a career in service of the House with many staying for decades. Such long tenures allow the Office to serve as a source of education and expertise on Congress' role in making law, including the process for introducing, amending, and passing legislation. The staff of the Office of Legislative Counsel do more than provide drafts and legal advice; they teach. As committee and Member staff transition into more senior positions on and off the Hill, they take the lessons learned from working with the Office and apply them for the rest of their careers. It is my honor and privilege to recognize the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives. For 100 years, the Office has proved essential to the House in the achievement of a clear, faithful, and coherent expression of legislative policies.

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Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Reymundo Barron Ruiz, a Korean War combat veteran, who recently received his high school diploma and celebrated his 90th birthday. Reymundo Barron Ruiz was born in Mexico but spent much of his youth in Del Rio, Texas with his mother, three brothers, and four sisters. During the Great Depression, he attended school, while working to help support his family. His older brothers were called to serve during World War II, and as the youngest, Reymundo, stayed at home to support his mother and sisters. When his older brothers returned from war in 1945, two of them were gravely injured and another relocated to Oregon, leaving Reymundo as the primary breadwinner of his family. While he was 17 years old, Reymundo attended San Felipe High School and attended class as often as he could, while providing for his family. He would routinely travel with his mother to the Santa Clara Valley to work in the orchards and fields. This continued until 1950, when Reymundo was inducted into the U.S. Army, before he could receive his high school diploma. He then served in combat in the Korean War, until he was honorably discharged. Reymundo and his brothers were not citizens when they fought for our country and proudly became U.S. citizens for their combat and military service. When Reymundo returned from the U.S. Army, he relocated with his mother to San Jose, California in pursuit of a better life. In 1954, he married Adelaida Macias and raised six children. As a young husband and father, Reymundo resumed and continued his education at night, while working day jobs as a laborer. In the evenings, he worked to improve his English while also studying chemistry and metallurgy in night school. In the 1960s, Reymundo worked in the burgeoning electronics and semiconductor industry. Despite having no formal degree or diploma, he was recognized by the National Semiconductor Corporation as a co- inventor of processes and methods for electro-plating computer chips during the early stages of the Silicon Valley computer industry. After his retirement in 1992, Reymundo has devoted his time to the betterment of his family and community. He has volunteered at the local public schools and also helped establish the McLaughlin Corridor Neighborhood Association, as one of their founders. An extraordinary role model, he taught his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, the importance of education and selfless service to others. Now his family includes teachers, law enforcement officers, active and retired military, as well as other public servants. Reymundo always had the regret that he had not received his high school diploma. However, this year on November 11, he was recognized as a 2019 graduate of Del Rio High School and received his diploma, 69 years after he joined the U.S. Army and a month before his 90th birthday. I wish to congratulate Mr. Reymundo Barron Ruiz on a life extraordinarily well-lived and for receiving his high school diploma. I thank Mr. Ruiz, for his service and for his contributions to our country and community.

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Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I also include in the Record a list of those who care about immigrants who are also asking us to pass this bill: Farmworker Justice, Justice for Migrant Women, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, the Forest Worker Center, the Service Employees International Union. November 19, 2019. Dear Member of Congress: We write to urge you to support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, HR 5038. The bill is a bipartisan compromise representing the culmination of hard fought negotiations to address the needs of farmworkers and our agriculture system in the context of our broken immigration system. Importantly, this bill recognizes the valuable role of farmworkers in our food system by providing an earned path to legal immigration status and citizenship to farmworkers and their families. If enacted, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would provide an opportunity for experienced agricultural workers to apply for legal status if they show employment in U.S. agriculture and meet other criteria. At least half of the nation's roughly 2.4 million farmworkers are undocumented immigrants and immigration relief is urgently needed to address the constant fear of deportation many farmworkers and their children experience. The ability to obtain immigration status and a path to citizenship is key to enabling farmworkers to bargain for better working and living conditions and to challenge serious labor abuses. This legislation would result in a more stable farm labor force and greater food safety and security to the benefit of employers, workers, and consumers. The bill also would revise the existing H-2A visa program to address concerns of both farmworkers and agricultural employers. The compromise includes concessions made by all sides in this debate and includes both important new protections for farmworkers, such as new protections against trafficking, as well as provisions sought by employers. Importantly, for the first time, the bill would recognize the humanity of those working here under temporary visas by providing a path to permanent status for those who satisfy the specified work requirements. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 is an important step forward and sends a clear signal that there are leaders in Congress ready to engage constructively on immigration and reach across the aisle to develop sensible policies. We encourage you to support this legislation and join this important effort to protect farmworkers and our nation's agricultural system. Sincerely, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.; AirGo; America's Voice; Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs; Bread for the World; California Human Development; California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.; CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates; Carolina Family Health Center; CASA. Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities; CASA of Oregon; Central Valley Opportunity Center; Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante, Inc. (CDM); Chicago's Legal Aid Society; Child Labor Coalition; Chillinois Young Farmers Coalition; Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights--CHIRLA; Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations; Coalition on Human Needs. Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) Community; Council of Idaho, Inc.; Community Farm Alliance; CREDO; CRLA Foundation; Equal Justice Center; Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP); Farmworker Justice; Finger Lakes Community Health; Florida Legal Services, Inc.; Food Policy Action; Freedom Network USA; Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition; Hand in Hand Mano en Mano; Hispanic Affairs Project; Hispanic Federation; Hispanics in Philanthropy; Human Agenda; Immigration Hub; Inter University Program on Latino Research. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility; Jobs With Justice Education Fund; Justice at Work; Justice for Migrant Women; Justice in Motion; Kentucky Equal Justice Center; La Cooperativa Campesina de California; La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE); LatinoJustice PRLDEF; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Logan Square Farmers Market; MAFO, Inc.; Maine Immigrants Rights Coalition; MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund); Maryland Wineries Association; Mexican American Council; Mississippi Delta Council for Farmworkers Opportunities, Inc.; National Consumers League; National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA); National Hispanic Medical Association. National Latinx Psychological Association; National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association; National Partnership for New Americans; NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice; Northwest Forest Worker Center; Northwest Regional Primary Care Association; Northwest Workers' Justice Project; Operation Access; Oregon Human Development Corporation; Oxfam America. PathStone Corporation, Pesticide Action Network, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United), Proteus Inc.; Public Justice Center; Roots and Culture Kombucha; Rural and Migrant Ministry; SER Jobs for Progress National Inc.; Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Southeast Community Health Systems; Telamon Corporation; UFW Foundation; U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI); UnidosUS; United Farm Workers (UFW); United Migrant Opportunity Services/UMOS Inc.; United States Hispanic Leadership Institute; Voto Latino; Wayne Action for Racial Equality.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, there is a letter here from Farmworker Justice that I include in the Record explaining why this is an important thing to do. Farmworker Justice Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives, Farmworker Justice Statement on House Agricultural Immigration Reform Bill Farmworker Justice supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, H.R. 5038, which is under consideration by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. The FWMA should be approved by the Judiciary Committee and passed by the full House. The bipartisan bill resulted from lengthy, complex negotiations led by Rep. Lofgren (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, and Rep. Newhouse (R-WA), a farmer and former Director of Washington State's Department of Agriculture, and additional colleagues. To help reach agreement, Members of Congress involved farmworker advocates, including the United Farm Workers, UFW Foundation, and Farmworker Justice, and agricultural employer trade associations. Farmworker Justice appreciates the scheduling of the markup of the FWMA by the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Nadler. Of utmost importance, the supporters of this legislation recognize the important contributions of farmworkers to our nation's food and agriculture systems. An estimated 2.4 million people labor on our farms and ranches to provide us with fruits, vegetables, milk and other food. This legislation addresses the fundamentally unfair conditions experienced by many farmworkers due to our nation's broken immigration system. The large majority of the nation's farmworkers are immigrants, and a majority lack authorized immigration status. Undocumented farmworkers and their family members live in fear of arrest, deportation and the breakup of their families. In these circumstances, many farmworkers are reluctant to challenge illegal or unfair treatment in their workplaces and their communities. At times, they cannot go to work due to the presence of immigration enforcement agents. The country's farms and our food system depend on immigrants, both documented and undocumented. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act bill provides a path to lawful permanent residency for undocumented farmworkers and their family members. It would eliminate the constant fear of deportation and family breakup that is so stressful for many farmworker families. Removing the threat of immigration enforcement also would reduce disruptions of farming businesses. With legal status and a path to citizenship, farmworkers would be better able to improve their wages and working conditions and seek enforcement of their labor protections. These improvements would result in a more stable farm labor force and greater food safety and security to the benefit of employers, workers, and consumers. The earned legalization program's requirements are more rigorous and expensive than we would have preferred, but are acceptable in the effort to reach a realistic compromise. The bill also would revise the existing H-2A agricultural guestworker program to address farmworker and employer concerns with the program. Farmworker advocates have pressed for reforms to reduce widespread abuses under this flawed program, while agricultural employers have lobbied heavily to remove most of its modest labor protections, claiming that the program is unduly expensive and bureaucratic. The bill's lengthy provisions include important new protections for farmworkers, as well as changes to address agricultural employers' concerns. Compromise was necessary to achieve legislation that could become law and address serious harms imposed on farmworker families by our broken immigration system. Farmworker Justice supports the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 because the bill, if passed, would enable hundreds of thousands of farmworker families to improve significantly their living and working conditions and their participation in our economy and democracy. Farmworker Justice, based in Washington, D.C., is a national advocacy organization for farmworkers with over thirty-five years of experience serving the farmworker community regarding immigration and labor policy. FJ's website contains extensive information about farmworkers, immigration policy, labor conditions and the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. www.farmworkerjusice.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, there have been some who have suggested privately, or even in public--the ranking member of the full committee in the Rules Committee last night said, Well, we should be covering chicken processing plants. We did just one thing in this bill, and that was to deal with agriculture. We didn't expand the definition of agriculture. There may be issues in other parts of the American economy, but we decided to focus on just this one thing: agriculture--not processing, not trucking, not forestry, just agriculture. The Laborers International Union has sent a letter in support, which I include in the Record, endorsing this bill and noting that this bill works in the agricultural sector and they hope that we will vote for it. LiUNA!, December 9, 2019. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative: On behalf of the more than 500,000 members of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), I want to express our support for H.R. 5038, the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Workers in agricultural industries, like those in all other industries, must have a path to legal immigration status and citizenship. H.R. 5038 does just that, providing security for millions of farm workers and their families. This in turn will lead to better wages and working conditions for a group of workers who have historically been subject to horrific abuses. H.R. 5038 also specifies that employers who try to misuse the H-2A program in industries covered by a different guest worker visa program (H-2B), including construction and landscape, cannot do so. Specifically, LIUNA is pleased that the House included language to the H-2.A program requirements to investigate and prevent fraud in the H-2A program, as well as to ensure that employers cannot use H-2A workers if the majority of the worker's duties are related to Construction. While LIUNA is supporting H.R. 5038, we want to be clear that while many of these reforms may make sense in the agricultural industry, it does not mean that all of the bill's provisions are necessary or helpful for other guest worker visa programs or workers in other industries. Historically, agricultural workers have been treated under different rules and laws than those in other industries, both permanent and guest workers. All of the reforms in H.R. 5038 for the H-2A program may not work for the H-2B program, for example. The H-2B guest worker program is commonly abused by employers in the landscape and construction industries to deny workers already in the U.S. access to jobs and to exploit workers both in and out of the U.S. The H-2B program must be significantly reformed in ways that will address the specific abuses of our union's construction and landscape members and foreign workers alike. LIUNA looks forward to working with Congress on H-2B reform in the near future. For decades, LIUNA has fought for comprehensive immigration reform, which remains our goal. While we work toward that end, LIUNA supports efforts including H.R. 5038 to give vulnerable workers and their families who have suffered historic exploitation a path to security and citizenship. LIUNA asks that you vote for H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. With kind regards, I am Sincerely yours, Terry O'Sullivan, General President.

Ms. LOFGREN. There may be other issues when you come to other parts of the economy. We should address those issues as well, but we are going to have to do that by sitting down, just as we did in this case, with the unions, with the employers, with the stakeholders to see what the issues are and how can we craft a bipartisan solution that makes America strong, that makes our economy work. I am confident we will have a chance to do that. Now, I just want to say, some of the comments made, although I am sure made in good faith, about the bill are incorrect. The elements, the suggestion that this will be riddled with fraud is just simply incorrect. These antifraud measures are the same that were included and, in fact, in some cases are tougher than were included in the Goodlatte bill that Members supported in the last Congress. The criminal national security bars are stronger than were included in the Goodlatte bill in the last Congress. And I have heard also that these farmworkers, who have worked in the fields, who have allowed us to eat vegetables and to have a salad, that they should get in line. I will tell you a sad thing: There is no line for them. There is no line. So we are creating a line with this bill. We are allowing them to get right with the law and live lawfully, pay taxes, and do the jobs that we need them to do, that their employers need them to do, with dignity and without fear. I cannot forget going out and talking to farmworkers who are so afraid because of enforcement. They are afraid to leave their homes to go to church on Sunday morning. That is not the kind of situation we want to have in America. We write the laws. We can make sure that these individuals comply with the law. We have E-Verify in this bill. We have a system that will work for farmers, for farmworkers, and for America. We have done it over a period of months. We have done it bipartisan. We have the support of American agriculture, and I hope we have the support of a broad, bipartisan group when this bill comes to a vote today. Let's not disappoint the people who are counting on us. Let's stand up and get something done, finally, on this measure that we have failed on over and over again. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader), someone who has done a great deal of work and helped us get here today.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, this is the time to act. For many years, under the leadership of different Speakers with different majorities, we have talked about dealing with this issue, and that is all we did: we talked. You know, there is never a perfect piece of legislation, but as Mr. Panetta said, this is a darn good piece of legislation. It was the one that was crafted together, and a lot of people across America might be surprised that Republicans and Democrats sat down in a room, along with stakeholders who often don't agree with each other, and we worked things out. We came up with a plan that will work. We know it will work because we have a list of close to 300 agricultural entities, farmers all across the United States, who are asking us to please pass this bill. They know it will work. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record that list. November 18, 2019. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy: The undersigned groups, representing a broad cross-section of agriculture and its allies, urge you to advance the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038) through the House to address the labor crisis facing American agriculture. A stable, legal workforce is needed to ensure farmers and ranchers have the ability to continue producing an abundant, safe, and affordable food supply. The effects of agriculture's critical shortage of labor reach far beyond the farm gate, negatively impacting our economic competitiveness, local economies, and jobs. Economists have found that every farm worker engaged in high- value, labor-intensive crop and livestock production sustains two to three off-farm jobs. As foreign producers take advantage of our labor shortage and gain market share, America will export not only our food production but also thousands of these farm-dependent jobs. Securing a reliable and skilled workforce is essential, not only for the agricultural industry but for the U.S. economy as a whole. The House must pass legislation that preserves agriculture's experienced workforce by allowing current farm workers to earn legal status. For future needs, legislation must include an agricultural worker visa program that provides access to a legal and reliable workforce moving forward. This visa program needs to be more accessible, predictable, and flexible to meet the needs of producers, including those with year-round labor needs, such as dairy and livestock which currently do not have meaningful access to any program. While the bill does include a few provisions that raise significant concerns for the agricultural community, we are committed to working together throughout the legislative process to fully address these issues. It is vital to move the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038) through the House as a significant step in working to meet the labor needs of agriculture, both now and in the future. Sincerely, African-American Farmers of California; AgCountry Farm Credit Services; AgriBank FCB; Agribusiness Henderson County (AgHC); Agricultural Council of California Agri-Mark, Inc.; Alabama Farmers Cooperative; Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association; Almond Alliance of California; Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC; American AgCredit; American Agri-Women; American Beekeeping Federation; American Mushroom Institute; American Pistachio Growers; American Seed Trade Association AmericanHort. Arizona Cattle Feeders' Association; Arizona Landscape Contractors Association; Arizona Nursery Association; Arkansas Rice Growers Association; Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Association of Virginia Potato and Vegetable Growers; Aurora Organic Dairy; AZ Farm & Ranch Group; Battlefield Farms, Inc.; Bipartisan Policy Center Action; Bongards' Creameries; Butte County Farm Bureau; California Ag Irrigation Association; California Alfalfa and Forage Association; California Apple Commission. California Avocado Commission; California Bean Shippers Association; California Blueberry Commission; California Canning Peach Association; California Cherry Growers and Industry Association; California Citrus Mutual California Dairies, Inc.; California Farm Bureau Federation; California Fig Advisory Board; California Fresh Fruit Association; California Grain and Feed Association; California League of Food Producers; California Pear Growers; California Prune Board; California Seed Association; California State Beekeepers Association. California State Floral Association; California Sweet Potato Council; California Tomato Growers Association; California Walnut Commission; California Warehouse Association; California Wheat Growers Association; California Women for Agriculture; Cayuga Milk Ingredients; Central Valley Ag; Cherry Marketing Institute; Chobani; Clif Bar & Company; CoBank; Colorado Dairy Farmers; Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association. Colorado Potato Legislative Association; Compeer Financial; Cooperative Milk Producers Association; Cooperative Network Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Dairy Producers of New Mexico; Dairy Producers of Utah; Del Mar Food Products, Corp.; Driscoll's; Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative; Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery; Empire State Potato Growers; Far West Agribusiness Association; Farm Credit East; Farm Credit Illinois; Farm Credit Services of America; Farm Credit West. FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative; First District Association; Florida Agri-Women; Florida Blueberry Growers Association; Florida Citrus Mutual; Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association; Florida Strawberry Growers Association; Florida Tomato Exchange; Food Northwest; Food Producers of Idaho; Foremost Farms USA; Fresno County Farm Bureau; Frontier Farm Credit; Fruit Growers Marketing Association. Fruit Growers Supply; Georgia Green Industry Association; Glanbia Nutritionals; Grapeman Farms; GreenStone Farm Credit Services; Grower-Shipper Association of Central California; GROWMARK; Gulf Citrus Growers Association; Hop Growers of Washington; Idaho Alfalfa & Clover Seed Commission; Idaho Alfalfa & Clover Seed Growers Association; Idaho Apple Commission; Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry; Idaho Association of Highway Districts; Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Idaho Bankers Association; Idaho Cattleman's Association; Idaho Chamber Alliance; Idaho Dairymen's Association; Idaho Eastern Oregon Seed Association; Idaho Grain Producers Association; Idaho Grower Shipper Association; Idaho Hop Growers; Idaho Milk Products; Idaho Mint Growers Association; Idaho Noxious Weed Control Association; Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association; Idaho Onion Growers Association; Idaho Potato Commission; Idaho State Grange; Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association; Idaho Water Users Association; Idaho Wool Growers. Idahoan Foods LLC; Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association; Illinois Green Industry Association; International Dairy Food Association; Iowa Institute for Cooperatives; Iowa State Dairy Association; J.R. Simplot Company; Kansas Cooperative Council; Kansas Dairy Association; Kanza Cooperative Associaton; Kings County Farm Bureau; Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Lone Star Milk Producers; Madera County Farm Bureau; Maine Landscape and Nursery Association. Maine Potato Board; Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association; Maryland Nursery, Landscape, & Greenhouse Association; Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc.; MBG Marketing; Mendocino County Farm Bureau; Merced County Farm Bureau; Michigan Agri-Business Association; Michigan Apple Association; Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board; Michigan Bean Shippers; Michigan Cider Association; Michigan Greenhouse Grower Council; Michigan Milk Producers Association; Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association. Michigan State Horticultural Society; Midwest Dairy Coalition; Mid-West Dairymen's Company; Milk Producers Council; Milk Producers of Idaho; Minnesota Area II Potato Council; Minnesota Milk Producers Association; Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association; Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council; Montana Nursery & Landscape Association; Monterey County (CA) Farm Bureau; Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative Association; Napa County Farm Bureau; National All-Jersey; National Association of Produce Market Managers. National Council of Agricultural Employers; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; National Farmers Union; National Grange; National Immigration Forum; National Milk Producers Federation; National Onion Association; National Potato Council; National Watermelon Association; Nebraska State Dairy Association; New American Economy; New England Apple Council; New England Farmers Union; New York Apple Association; New York Farm Bureau Federation. New York State Berry Growers Association; New York State Flower Industries; New York State Vegetable Growers Association; Nezperce Prairie Grass Growers Association; Nisei Farmers League; North American Blueberry Council; North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association; North Carolina Potato Association; Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperatives; Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc.; Northeast Dairy Producers Association; Northern Plains Potato Growers Association; Northern Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Northwest Ag Co-op Council; Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold. Northwest Farm Credit Services; Northwest Horticultural Council; Ohio Apple Marketing Program; Ohio Dairy Producers Association; Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association; Olive Growers Council of California; Oneida-Madison Milk Producers Cooperative Association; Orange County Farm Bureau; Oregon Association of Nurseries; Oregon Dairy Farmers Association; Oregon Potato Commission; Pacific Coast Producers; Pacific Egg and Poultry Association; Pacific Seed Association; Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers. Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association; Plant California Alliance; POM Wonderful; Porterville Citrus; Potato Growers of America; Potato Growers of Idaho; Potato Growers of Michigan; Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.; Premier Milk Inc.; Produce Marketing Association; Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania; RBI Packing LLC; Reiter Affiliated Companies; Richard Bagdasarian, Inc.; Riverside County Farm Bureau. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; San Diego County Farm Bureau; San Mateo County Farm Bureau; Santa Clara County Farm Bureau; Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau; Scioto Cooperative Milk Producers' Association; Select Milk Producers, Inc.; Seneca Foods Corporation; Sierra Citrus Association; Snake River Sugar Company; Solano County Farm Bureau; Sonoma County Farm Bureau; South Dakota Association of Cooperatives; South Dakota Dairy Producers; South East Dairy Farmers Association. Southeast Milk Inc.; Southern States Cooperative; St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.; Stanislaus County Farm Bureau; State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania; Summer Prize Frozen Foods; Sunkist Growers; Sun-Maid Growers of California; Sunsweet Growers, Inc.; Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association; Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council; Texas Association of Dairymen; Texas Citrus Mutual; Texas International Produce Association; Texas Nursery & Landscape Association. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; The SF Market and San Francisco Produce Association; Tillamook County Creamery Association; Tree Top Inc.; Tulare County Farm Bureau; U.S. Apple Association; U.S. Rice Producers Association; United Ag; United Dairymen of Arizona; United Egg Producers; United Fresh Produce Association; United Onions, USA; United Potato Growers of America; Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc., Utah Farmers Union. Utah Horticulture Society; Valley Fig Growers; Ventura County Agricultural Association; Ventura Pacific; Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance; Virginia Apple Growers Association; Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Virginia State Dairymen's Association; Visalia Citrus Packing Group, Inc.; WA Wine Institute; Washington Growers League; Washington State Dairy Federation; Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association; Washington State Potato Commission; Washington State Tree Fruit Association. Wawona Frozen Foods; West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Western Growers Association; Western States Dairy Producers Association; Western United Dairies; Wine Institute; WineAmerica; Wisconsin Dairy Business Association; Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association; Wonderful Citrus; Wonderful Orchards; Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa), who has worked so very hard on this bill and represents an area where agriculture is king.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill today. I am proud of the bipartisan work that was done to get us to this point. Representatives Newhouse, Simpson, LaMalfa, Diaz-Balart, Upton--so many others on the Republican side--here: Panetta, Peterson, Carbajal, Cox, Harder, Correa, Costa, Escobar--I better stop because there are more people who toiled on this legislation for almost a year. Now, it is not always easy to find common ground even when you have a common goal, but if you listen to each other, if you work hard, you can get it done. We have been several decades in failing to accomplish anything in this arena. This is a chance to solve a problem for America that needs a solution. It is the product of bipartisan negotiation, and I will say, also amongst stakeholders. We have the United Farm Workers Union meeting and discussing points of concern with growers and farmers all across the United States. You know, I grew up in a union household, and I was taught to respect collective bargaining. And when it comes to wages, hours, and working conditions, the union and all those employers had a robust discussion, and our bipartisan group decided to respect the work that they put into it. This bill is a compromise. It is not exactly what I would have written, but it does stabilize the workforce. We have farmworkers who have been here for a very long time without their papers, living in fear, and in some cases, being arrested and deported. We need to allow them to get an agricultural worker visa that is temporary and renewable so they can do the work we need them to do and that their employers need them to do. We also need to stabilize the H-2A program, which this bill does. It simplifies and it also stabilizes wages. It is a good solution and one of the things we have always said--those of us who think the immigration laws ought to be reformed--is when you have a workable system, you ought to be willing to enforce that system. And so what we have in this bill is when these agricultural reforms are implemented, we will institute the E-Verify program on the agricultural sector. And I think that is the right thing to do. Now, the ranking member of the subcommittee has raised a couple of issues, and I want to deal with them just briefly. You know, we have robust protections against criminality in this bill. And I would like to note, that the bars that we have put into this bill are substantially more than was in the bill proposed by Representative Goodlatte that most Republicans voted for in the last Congress. He didn't have anything additional. We do. We have security bars; we have criminal bars that are additional.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would just note that we write the laws, and we get to decide who can come and who can't come, and that is what this bill does. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), a member of the Judiciary Committee.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, Representative Sylvia Garcia, a member of the Judiciary Committee, and a former cotton picker, will submit a statement in support of this bill. And I would just note, for the prior speaker, that the Florida Agri- Women, the Florida Blueberry Growers Association, the Florida Citrus Mutual, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Florida Nursery, Florida Strawberry, and Florida Tomato Exchange think this bill will work. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Castro).

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, it is really a great honor to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier), a freshman Member, but a person who has worked very hard behind the scenes to help advance this bill.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I would like to first make a comment in lieu of the testimony that was going to be given by Representative Clay from Missouri. Unfortunately--or fortunately; I don't know what they are voting on--the Financial Services Committee is meeting, and he has been detained there voting in that committee. Mr. Clay was here to talk about an important thing that the Financial Services Committee helped us with in the drafting of this bill, and that is the improvement in the availability of farmworker housing while lowering employer costs as it relates to housing, and that is a win. We need to make sure that H-2A workers who come to the United States have a decent place to live while they are here working. Now, preserving the existing housing stock, including by adopting H.R. 3620, the Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act, which authorizes $1 billion to rehabilitate housing that is aging out of the USDA incentives program, is included in this bill. Incentivizing new housing by tripling funding for USDA section 514 and 516 rural housing loan and grant programs and doubling funding for section 512 rental assistance programs, increasing the USDA per project loan limitation, and granting operating subsidies to 514, 516 property owners who house H-2A workers is going to be a real important boost to rural America. Not only will it increase the amount of housing and the quality of housing, but it will also inject new economic activity in rural America. And we all know that, economically, rural America is suffering in terms of jobs more than other parts of the country. So this is a win-win-win. It is a win for farmers by lowering their costs; it is a win for H-2A migrant workers so they can have a decent place to live; and it is a win for people who live in rural America who are going to be building these facilities, who will see an injection of funds to improve their economy. So Mr. Clay could not be here to talk about his bill, but I am talking about it on his behalf. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta), the Representative for Salinas Valley, someone who has worked on this bill for a huge amount of time--not only he, but his staff.

Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to note that this bill is the product of a lot of time. It was introduced in October. It was marked up in the Judiciary Committee before Thanksgiving, and here we are today, not that far from Christmas, finally, hopefully, passing it. We have been in discussions with various Senators. There is nothing ever for sure with the United States Senate, but I will say there is a recognition and an interest that doing nothing is not acceptable for farmers or for farmworkers. I hope we can pass this bill today.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleagues, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Simpson, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Costa, Mr. Correa, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Peterson--I am going to get in trouble because there are more people than I can mention in the 15 seconds, but this has been a very large bipartisan effort. It should be a model on how we can legislate and get something done for the American people.

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I am here to speak in support of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, an event that should be a cause of joy for Members on both sides of the aisle and for America. We have tried and failed for dozens of years to deal with the issue of the farm workforce. We have never been able to get a majority vote on the floor of this House. So this year, we tried a different approach. Starting last March, we had stakeholders, the United Farm Workers Union, the growers and the farmers sit down together, listen to each other, understand each other and what their needs were. They were joined by a bipartisan group of members who cared about this issue, and we came up with this bill, a compromise that does this: It secures the status of the million or so farm workers who don't have their proper documentation by allowing them to get a certified agriculture worker visa that is renewable, and ultimately, if they wish, after a significant period of time, to apply for legal permanent residence. It streamlines the H-2A program, so it works better for employers and actually works better for workers. We stabilized the wages. We allowed the dairy industry to get access to the H-2A program. We increased the availability of farmworker housing while lowering the cost to employers. And, finally, once this whole thing is implemented, we have always believed that if you have a workable immigration system, you ought to enforce it. And so we will implement E-Verify after full implementation, but only for the Ag sector. I would note that the Farm Labor Organizing Committee of the AFL-CIO, UFW, Farmworker Justice, the Catholic Bishops--over 300 agricultural organizations have asked that we pass this bill. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter in support of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. November 18, 2019. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy: The undersigned groups, representing a broad cross-section of agriculture and its allies, urge you to advance the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038) through the House to address the labor crisis facing American agriculture. A stable, legal workforce is needed to ensure farmers and ranchers have the ability to continue producing an abundant, safe, and affordable food supply. The effects of agriculture's critical shortage of labor reach far beyond the farm gate, negatively impacting our economic competitiveness, local economies, and jobs. Economists have found that every farm worker engaged in high- value, labor-intensive crop and livestock production sustains two to three off-farm jobs. As foreign producers take advantage of our labor shortage and gain market share, America will export not only our food production but also thousands of these farm-dependent jobs. Securing a reliable and skilled workforce is essential, not only for the agricultural industry but for the U.S. economy as a whole. The House must pass legislation that preserves agriculture's experienced workforce by allowing current farm workers to earn legal status. For future needs, legislation must include an agricultural worker visa program that provides access to a legal and reliable workforce moving forward. This visa program needs to be more accessible, predictable, and flexible to meet the needs of producers, including those with year-round labor needs, such as dairy and livestock which currently do not have meaningful access to any program. While the bill does include a few provisions that raise significant concerns for the agricultural community, we are committed to working together throughout the legislative process to fully address these issues. It is vital to move the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038) through the House as a significant step in working to meet the labor needs of agriculture, both now and in the future. Sincerely, African-American Farmers of California; AgCountry Farm Credit Services; AgriBank FCB; Agribusiness Henderson County (AgHC); Agricultural Council of California Agri-Mark, Inc.; Alabama Farmers Cooperative; Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association; Almond Alliance of California; Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC; American AgCredit; American Agri-Women; American Beekeeping Federation; American Mushroom Institute; American Pistachio Growers; American Seed Trade Association AmericanHort. Arizona Cattle Feeders' Association; Arizona Landscape Contractors Association; Arizona Nursery Association; Arkansas Rice Growers Association; Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Association of Virginia Potato and Vegetable Growers; Aurora Organic Dairy; AZ Farm & Ranch Group; Battlefield Farms, Inc.; Bipartisan Policy Center Action; Bongards' Creameries; Butte County Farm Bureau; California Ag Irrigation Association; California Alfalfa and Forage Association; California Apple Commission. California Avocado Commission; California Bean Shippers Association; California Blueberry Commission; California Canning Peach Association; California Cherry Growers and Industry Association; California Citrus Mutual; California Dairies, Inc.; California Farm Bureau Federation; California Fig Advisory Board; California Fresh Fruit Association; California Grain and Feed Association; California League of Food Producers; California Pear Growers; California Prune Board; California Seed Association; California State Beekeepers Association. California State Floral Association; California Sweet Potato Council; California Tomato Growers Association; California Walnut Commission; California Warehouse Association; California Wheat Growers Association; California Women for Agriculture; Cayuga Milk Ingredients; Central Valley Ag; Cherry Marketing Institute; Chobani; Clif Bar & Company; CoBank; Colorado Dairy Farmers; Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association. Colorado Potato Legislative Association; Compeer Financial; Cooperative Milk Producers Association; Cooperative Network Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Dairy Producers of New Mexico; Dairy Producers of Utah; Del Mar Food Products, Corp.; Driscoll's; Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative; Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery; Empire State Potato Growers; Far West Agribusiness Association; Farm Credit East; Farm Credit Illinois. Farm Credit Services of America; Farm Credit West; FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative; First District Association; Florida Agri-Women; Florida Blueberry Growers Association; Florida Citrus Mutual; Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association; Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association; Florida Strawberry Growers Association; Florida Tomato Exchange; Food Northwest; Food Producers of Idaho; Foremost Farms USA; Fresno County Farm Bureau. Frontier Farm Credit; Fruit Growers Marketing Association; Fruit Growers Supply; Georgia Green Industry Association; Glanbia Nutritionals; Grapeman Farms; GreenStone Farm Credit Services; Grower-Shipper Association of Central California; GROWMARK; Gulf Citrus Growers Association; Hop Growers of Washington; Idaho Alfalfa & Clover Seed Commission; Idaho Alfalfa & Clover Seed Growers Association; Idaho Apple Commission; Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry. Idaho Association of Highway Districts; Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts; Idaho Bankers Association; Idaho Cattleman's Association; Idaho Chamber Alliance; Idaho Dairymen's Association; Idaho Eastern Oregon Seed Association; Idaho Grain Producers Association; Idaho Grower Shipper Association; Idaho Hop Growers; Idaho Milk Products; Idaho Mint Growers Association; Idaho Noxious Weed Control Association; Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association; Idaho Onion Growers Association. Idaho Potato Commission; Idaho State Grange; Idaho Sugarbeet Growers Association; Idaho Water Users Association; Idaho Wool Growers; Idahoan Foods LLC; Idaho-Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association; Illinois Green Industry Association; International Dairy Food Association; Iowa Institute for Cooperatives; Iowa State Dairy Association; J.R. Simplot Company; Kansas Cooperative Council; Kansas Dairy Association; Kanza Cooperative Association; Kings County Farm Bureau. Land O'Lakes, Inc.; Lone Star Milk Producers; Madera County Farm Bureau; Maine Landscape and Nursery Association; Maine Potato Board; Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association; Maryland Nursery, Landscape, & Greenhouse Association; Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, Inc.; MBG Marketing; Mendocino County Farm Bureau; Merced County Farm Bureau; Michigan Agri-Business Association; Michigan Apple Association; Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board. Michigan Bean Shippers; Michigan Cider Association; Michigan Greenhouse Grower Council; Michigan Milk Producers Association; Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association; Michigan State Horticultural Society; Midwest Dairy Coalition; Mid-West Dairymen's Company; Milk Producers Council; Milk Producers of Idaho; Minnesota Area II Potato Council; Minnesota Milk Producers Association; Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association; Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council; Montana Nursery & Landscape Association. Monterey County (CA) Farm Bureau; Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative Association; Napa County Farm Bureau; National All-Jersey; National Association of Produce Market Managers; National Council of Agricultural Employers; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; National Farmers Union; National Grange; National Immigration Forum; National Milk Producers Federation; National Onion Association; National Potato Council; National Watermelon Association; Nebraska State Dairy Association. New American Economy; New England Apple Council; New England Farmers Union; New York Apple Association; New York Farm Bureau Federation; New York State Berry Growers Association; New York State Flower Industries; New York State Vegetable Growers Association; Nezperce Prairie Grass Growers Association; Nisei Farmers League; North American Blueberry Council; North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association; North Carolina Potato Association; Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperatives. Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc.; Northeast Dairy Producers Association; Northern Plains Potato Growers Association; Northern Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Northwest Ag Co-op Council; Northwest Dairy Association/Darigold; Northwest Farm Credit Services; Northwest Horticultural Council; Ohio Apple Marketing Program; Ohio Dairy Producers Association; Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association; Olive Growers Council of California; Oneida-Madison Milk Producers Cooperative Association; Orange County Farm Bureau; Oregon Association of Nurseries. Oregon Dairy Farmers Association; Oregon Potato Commission; Pacific Coast Producers; Pacific Egg and Poultry Association; Pacific Seed Association; Pennsylvania Co-operative Potato Growers; Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association; Plant California Alliance; POM Wonderful; Porterville Citrus; Potato Growers of America; Potato Growers of Idaho; Potato Growers of Michigan; Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.; Premier Milk Inc. Produce Marketing Association; Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania; RBI Packing LLC; Reiter Affiliated Companies; Richard Bagdasarian, Inc.; Riverside County Farm Bureau; Rocky Mountain Farmers Union; San Diego County Farm Bureau; San Mateo County Farm Bureau; Santa Clara County Farm Bureau; Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau; Scioto Cooperative Milk Producers' Association; Select Milk Producers, Inc.; Seneca Foods Corporation; Sierra Citrus Association. Snake River Sugar Company; Solano County Farm Bureau; Sonoma County Farm Bureau; South Dakota Association of Cooperatives; South Dakota Dairy Producers; South East Dairy Farmers Association; Southeast Milk Inc.; Southern States Cooperative; St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, Inc.; Stanislaus County Farm Bureau; State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania; Summer Prize Frozen Foods; Sunkist Growers; Sun-Maid Growers of California; Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association; Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council; Texas Association of Dairymen; Texas Citrus Mutual; Texas International Produce Association; Texas Nursery & Landscape Association; The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; The SF Market and San Francisco Produce Association; Tillamook County Creamery Association; Tree Top, Inc.; Tulare County Farm Bureau; U.S. Apple Association; U.S. Rice Producers Association; United Ag; United Dairymen of Arizona; United Egg Producers; United Fresh Produce Association. United Onions, USA; United Potato Growers of America; Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.; Utah Farmers Union; Utah Horticulture Society; Valley Fig Growers; Ventura County Agricultural Association; Ventura Pacific; Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance; Virginia Apple Growers Association; Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Virginia State Dairymen's Association; Visalia Citrus Packing Group, Inc.; WA Wine Institute; Washington Growers League; Washington State Dairy Federation. Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association; Washington State Potato Commission; Washington State Tree Fruit Association; Wawona Frozen Foods; West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association; Western Growers Association; Western States Dairy Producers Association; Western United Dairies; Wine Institute; WineAmerica; Wisconsin Dairy Business Association; Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association; Wonderful Citrus; Wonderful Orchards; Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association.

Ms. LOFGREN

Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.