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Washington Week Ahead: House tackles ag labor; Senate to move Interior, USTR nominees

03/14/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher
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The Senate is set to OK President Joe Biden’s nominees for Interior secretary and U.S. Trade Representative this week, while the House looks to jump-start a congressional debate over immigration reform and farm labor.
KEYWORDS Adverse effect wage rate ag labor American Farm Bureau Federation Cynthia Lummis dairy Dan Newhouse Deb Haaland farm workers Farm Workforce Modernization Act H-2A Interior Department Katharine Tai Ron Wyden U.S. Trade Representative USTR Zoe Lofgren
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