My question, Mr. Chairman, has to do with our HBCUs and specifically our 1890 Land-Grant Universities who specialize in agriculture and farming.
I think there is some kind of problem, Madam Chairwoman, with the--
I want to take a moment to note the diverse and specialized expertise you have to offer the 1890 Institutions.
We have to increase. We have been hit with COVID-19. We have been hit with challenges all the way through.
In my whole career people say I have done great work, but I have done great bipartisan work.
This is one thing, one issue that has bipartisan support, feeding our nation.
We are going to get you and this nation that $450 million that is needed in this farm bill.
Therefore, it certainly looks like it is cheaper to willingly violate the F-L-S-A than it is to pay employees what they ...
Ultimately, wage theft prevents workers from taking meaningful steps to enter the middle class.
Too often, dishonest employers cheat their employees out of the wages that they are legally entitled to receive.
This is a multi-billion-dollar problem. Each year, dishonest employers steal at least $15 billion from workers' paycheck...