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Alex Padilla: These bills would correct our nation’s labor laws to bring economic justice for farm workers and equip the USDA with…

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
These bills would correct our nation’s labor laws to bring economic justice for farm workers and equip the USDA with more tools to integrate worker perspective, priorities, and staffing to better represent its farm and food system workers.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Describing the purpose of the introduced bills.

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