Political Quotes

“Earlier this year, the President, speaking at the National Farm Bureau Convention, called for legislation regarding agriculture immigration. And he acknowledged that the ag community, in his words, ``needs people to help with the farms.'' That is what this bill does. As much as most of us would like to wave a magic wand and fix a very broken system, you know, what? We have failed. But it is not for the lack of trying. We simply haven't had the votes; whether it is more or less border security; whether it is too comprehensive or too less. We can't even fix the Dreamer issue. Come on. This ag bill is going to pass, thank goodness. And I want to thank Jimmy Panetta, Dan Newhouse and other members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, particularly Chair Lofgren, who helped deliver legislation here to the House floor this afternoon. Would I like to do more? You bet. But, you know, at the moment, this is the only step that we can do on a bipartisan basis this year. Let's just face it. If we can't pass a narrow bill, when is it going to happen? This is the first step, so let's get it done. This bill is going to provide a long overdue and desperately needed overhaul to the H-2A program, and it builds on the July 2019 DOL's proposal for H-2A reforms.…”