Bob Goodlatte: “Mr. Chairman, the important thing to note here is that only in places where housing is widely available do we allow a…”

“Mr. Chairman, the important thing to note here is that only in places where housing is widely available do we allow a grower to issue a housing allowance instead of to provide the housing itself. That is only a matter of flexibility, not only for the grower but also for the worker. Because if you are providing them with an allowance, they then have the opportunity to choose the housing they want rather than the place that the grower might choose for them and assign to them. I think it makes far more sense to give that kind of flexibility for the benefit of both the worker and the grower.”