VOINOVICH. and several others are once again introducing legislation that will address the chronic labor shortage in our Nations agricultural industry. This bill is a priority for me and for the tens of thousands of farmers who are currently sufferingand I hope we will move it forward early in this Congress. The Agricultural Job Opportunities. Benefits. and Security Act. or AgJOBS. is the product of more than ten years of work. It is a bipartisan bill supported by growers. farmers. and farm workers alike. It passed the Senate last year as part of the comprehensive immigration reform bill last spring in the 109th Congress. It is time to move this bill forward. The agricultural industry is in crisis.
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