Does that witness greater success in rural areas versus urban areas when it comes to impact of housing counseling?
David Valadao
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David Valadao is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 22nd congressional district. He was first elected to Congress in 2012 and has served since January 3, 2013, with a brief hiatus from 2019 to 2021. Valadao has been involved in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on issues related to agriculture, water resources, and healthcare. He is known for his bipartisan approach and has worked on initiatives to support the Central Valley's agricultural community.
One of the challenges they mentioned was a lack of resources to get human trafficking victims away from their abusers.
I applaud the recent steps the Department of Transportation is taking by granting an additional 90-day extension of the agriculture exemption from the electronic logging device mandate.
It seems, though, maybe it can be simplified if we cut it down a little bit by category, and maybe we can find a permanent solution for at least livestock.
This administration has been much, much tighter in terms of granting waivers for Buy America provisions.
On the victims of sex trafficking, that is something that obviously law enforcement and some of these NGOs in my communities are looking for ways to get people out of those situations as quickly as possible, to help get them out of that…
It is clear the electronic logging device rule and the existing hour service rules do not adequately accommodate this subset of the trucking industry.
The Federal Government does have a role to play. And I think it is a facilitating role.





