Champions of Rural America: Rep. Valadao offers update on Farm Worker Modernization Act

Farm labor is by far and away the number one issue we hear farmers talk about.

In this week’s Champions of Rural America, Congressman David Valadao, who represents California’s Central Valley, gives us an update on where the Farm Worker Modernization Act stands.

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