The Department of Labor actually proposed new regulations for how our young people can work and learn about agriculture, and there is not anybody on this Committee or anybody in this room that does not care or have the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of our young people, all those involved in industry, but this proposal has really gone too far.
Senator Roberts expresses concern over new Labor Department regulations affecting young agricultural workers.
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Ms. Courtney Dunbar Jones, I think your statement was mercifully short, and extremely poignant, and extremely to the point.
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