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Ted Yoho: “When we don't have the workers we need to produce and harvest our crops, it hurts our competitiveness, our local…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
When we don't have the workers we need to produce and harvest our crops, it hurts our competitiveness, our local economies, and jobs.
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the labor shortage's impact on agriculture and the need for a guestworker program.

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