american economy supports between 2002 and 2014, the number of full time workers have dropped by 146,000 people, resulting in a loss of about $3 billion in crop productions. the american farm bureau federation came out with videos showing farmers forced to destroy crops or let them rot in the fields because they simply don't have enough workers to pick them. >> last year i had to do something i had never done before. destroy ten acres of good squash. >> some farmers are worried the problem will get worse when donald trump makes good on his campaign promise to deport undocumented workers. >> we are going to triple the number of ice deportation officers. >> more than half of the country's workers are undocumented according to the usda. the farm bureau estimates the policy that focuses solely on enforcement could cost $60 billion in production. >> we are at the point that we are importing labor or food. farmers want to advise those who grow fruits and vegetables, we have to have access to the workforce to get that done. >> he calls the current system broken. she watching to see if trump can fix it. >> we need to come up with a system that works first and secure borders. >> on the solution side

american economy reports between 2002 and 2014 the number of full-time alchur workers has dropped by 146,000 people resulting in a loss of about $3 billion in crop production and the american farm bureau federation has come out with videos showing farmers forced to destroy crops or let them rot in the fields because they simply don't have enough workers to pick them. >> last year i had to do something i've never done before. destroy ten acres of good squash. >> and now some farmers are worried the problem will get even worse if donald trump makes good on his campaign promise to deport undocumented workers. >> we are going to triple the number of i.c.e. deportation offices. >> more than half of the country's agriculture workers are undocumented according to the usda the american farm bureau immigration policy that focuses solely on enforcement could cost the the country $60 billion in agricultural production. >> we are at the point in the industry that we're either importing our labor or our food and farmers and ranchers across the america want to provide this to our consumers but we have to have access to a legal and stable workforce to get that done. >> it calls the current immigration system b

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that is why this amendment is needed and has the support of the american farm bureau federation, the national association of wheat growers and the national association of home builders, amongst others. this is a commonsense amendment that will improve the bill and i urge my colleagues to vote in support and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. johnson: i respectfully claim the time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chair. i oppose this amendment which would prohibit federal agencies from making any public communications that would promote a pending regulatory action. we can all agree that the rulemaking process should be transparent, flexible and accountable to the public. but rather than achieve this goal, my colleague's amendment would decrease transparency in the rulemaking process and burden agencies with little corresponding benefits to the public. a variety of statutes including the administrative procedures act and agency

. >> >> i like to submit a letter from the american farm bureau federation that supports the nominee for the epa in favor of his confirmation letter from democrat attorney general from the state of arkansas that has this has to say about his work on the more river watershed recent press accounts and fairly mischaracterizes the work done by the general and his team as the staunch defender of science and policy to protect the environment of his day i saw firsthand how general pruitt could manage multiple agency agenda is to reach an outcome heralded by most credible observers as both positive and historic. >> thanks for your willingness to serve and your family we all realize family affairs truly affect everybody but in the recent years epa makes increasingly difficult for arkansas to manage this pollutant discharge system. to often the permits or rulemaking sent for review have returned with demands far more restrictive with the latest collection required and other costly requirements for:this is the opportunity to correct and restore cooperative federalism. the states have the expert

. >> i would like to suck it from the american farm bureau federation of strongly suppressed the nominationttorney general of the state of arkansas from a former democrat attorney general has this to say about the attorney general's work on the phosphorus levels in the watershed he said recent press accounts regarding peac regardis unfairly characterized the work that was done by general pruitt and his team. he was a staunch defender of the policy into the appropriate tools to protect the environment in the states i saw firsthand how he was able to bridge the political divide and manage multiple agency agenda is to reach an outcome heralded by a most credible observers as both positive and historical. >> to manage the delegated discharge in the system. >> the rulemaking actions since the epa to review and it's far more restrictive. additional data collection as required. they have a new opportunity to correct federalism and instead restore the cooperative federalism as it is intended. this dates of the expertise and knowledge necessary to administer environmental programs. the epa has the o

. >> i would like to submit for the record a letter from the american farm bureau federation which strongly supports the nomination of scott pruitt as administrator of the u.s. environmental protection agency and urges a vote in favor of his confirmation. the second is a letter from the democrat attorney general of the state of arkansas, former mcat atty. general dustin mcdaniel has this to say about his work on this damn phosphorus level in the illinois river waters. recent press accounts unfairly miss represented the work that was done by mr. pruitt and his team pay he was a defender of science and good policy and has appropriate tools to protect the environment of the state. i saw hands how he bridged clinical divides and managed multiple agency agendas to reach an outcome that was heralded by most wettable observers as both positive and historic. senator boseman. >> inky mr. chairman and thank you atty. general general pruitt for your willingness to serve and your family. not everyone realizes these really are family affairs that affect everyone. in recent years epa has made an increasi

. >> i like to submit for the record one letter from the american farm bureau federation which strongly supports the nomination of scott pruitt and urges vote in favor of his confirmation. the second is a letter from the democratic attorney general of the state of arkansas former democratic attorney general dustin mcdaniel who has this to say about scott pruitt's work on the stem fossil levels. recent press accounts regarding these efforts unfairly mischaracterized the work that was done by general pruitt and his team. he was a staunch defender of sound science and good policy, has appropriate tools to protect the environment of his state. i saw first hand how general pruitt was able to bridge political divides and manage multiple agency agenda that was her arlded by most credible observers. senator bozeman. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you attorney general brewit for your willingness to serve. i think your buddy realizes that these really are family affairs that truly effect everyone. >> in recent years epa has made it increasingly difficult for arkansas to manage its delegated