Well, it`s long overdue. As the son of farm workers who grew up in a farm worker trailer park I can tell you that these workers take a lot of risk working in 120 degree weather to feed Americans and taking the (INAUDIBLE) that we all rely to keep healthy.
Ruiz emphasizes the importance of addressing heat exposure for farm workers and the need for regulations.
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