House Republicans are preparing to announce a bill that would replace the existing H-2A visa program for farmworkers. According to Agri-Pulse, the legislation is expected to include provisions of a broader immigration bill that failed in the House last month. The bill would have created a new H-2C farmworker program and required all employers, including […]
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Scott Pruitt resigned from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency. Read more from The Hill.
The Senate passed a farm bill on Thursday that is expected to set up a fight with the House over whether to tighten work requirements for food stamp recipients. The Senate bill, which authorizes farm policy and programs until 2023, also includes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as the federal food […]
A compromise immigration bill that would have created a pathway to citizenship for some young immigrants, provided $25 billion for a boarder wall with Mexico, and other security measures, has failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would have also prevented children from being separated from their parents at the border, an […]
As part of a proposal to reorganize several federal agencies, the Trump Administration has recommended that food-safety regulatory oversight be shifted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), combining the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) with the current food purview of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The proposed USDA agency, the Federal Food […]
After a vote on the more conservative of two GOP immigration proposals failed Thursday, a vote on the more moderate “compromise” bill was pushed off to Friday — and then to next week. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, said Thursday evening that more issues need to be worked out before the House takes up […]
The House narrowly passed the Farm Bill yesterday on a vote of 213-211, with no support from Democrats. A similar bill was voted on last month and failed as members of the Freedom Caucus withheld votes in order to force a vote on an immigration bill. That bill was debated, and defeated, in a vote […]
The House has rejected a conservative immigration bill, called Securing America’s Future Act and sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), in a 193-231 vote. The bill offered three-year temporary protective status to so-called DREAMers, who have benefited from the constitutionally questionable Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It would have also replaced the H-2A guestworker […]
Listen to MWFPA President Nick George’s interview on Wisconsin Public Radio regarding the impact of the Trump Administration’s escalation of the imposition of tariffs. To read a summary of the program, click here. If you choose to listen to the audio recording, Nick’s portion of the program begins at 30:36 and lasts approximately 8 minutes. […]
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Republicans have released a first draft of their new “compromise” immigration bill, the “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act.” The proposal provides a pathway to citizenship for young unauthorized immigrants known as DREAMers. It also contains $25 billion to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico, […]