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“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I commend Congresswoman Lofgren for her tremendous leadership on this important legislation, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. I join with Mr. LaMalfa, my friend, my Italian America colleague from California, in his strong remarks for this bill. It is bipartisan, and it is important for us to pass it. I proudly join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this bill, a historic victory for farmworkers and for growers, which ensures that America can continue to feed the world. I salute, again, Chair Zoe Lofgren for her months of tough, relentless leadership without which this bill would not be possible. I commend the leadership of the United Farm Workers. Arturo Rodriguez has been working on this bill for almost a generation, 17 years. Arturo Rodriguez and Teresa Romero have sent a statement of support for the legislation, which very clearly points out the need and the answer that this bill is about. I submit for the Record the United Farm Workers statement of support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. United Farm Workers Support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038--Lofgren) The United Farm Workers of America supports the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038). We were proud to join the bipartisan group of members of Congress and the major grower associations to develop and support H.R. 5038.…”