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For Immediate Release Â
Contact: Dan Gordon <mailto:
[email protected]>,
617-651-0841Â
Dec. 15, 2022Â
Bill Would Help Farmers, Could Lower Food PricesÂ
**WASHINGTON, D.C.**- Today Sen. Michael Bennet (D- Colorado)
introduced a bill
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to reform the agricultural visa system and offer migrant farmworkers a
path to permanent residency. The revised legislation is similar to the
Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which passed the House with bipartisan
support.Â
Dubbed the Affordable and Secure Food Act, the proposed legislation aims
to reduce inflation by combating agricultural labor shortages and
revamping the H-2A visa program.Â
"This bill would help stave off inflation, put food on the table at an
affordable price, and give American farmers the relief they've been
seeking," said
**Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.
"It also would boost our food security by keeping more of our food
homegrown.Â
"Time is short, but we hope Congress will come together to provide key
reforms Americans want this year
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