This afternoon, we are focusing on the efforts to make Affordable Housing more available for senior farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. The need has been in the spotlight ever since the shootings of the two farms last year exposed the poor conditions many farmworkers are living in right now. Joining me today is state senator josh becker who represents much of san mateo county. Thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. First lets get your reaction to the latest approval from the Planning Commission and the recommended changes they are hoping for. This is great news. It was a lot of work by a lot of people and a bit of a Long Time Coming but everyone came together to support this project, which will be many units for farmworkers and even senior farmworkers and these are people who have been working in our community for, in some cases, decades. Essential workers, working through the pandemic and now many of them will have a place to call home. Lets talk about the desperate need for thi
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The house will be in order. This year, cspan celebrates 45 years of covering Congress Like none other. Since 1979, we have been your primary source for capitol hill, providing balanced, unfiltered coverage of government, taking you to where the policies are debated and decided, all with the support of americas cable companies. Cspan, 45 years and counting, powered by cable. Up next, acting labor secretary julie su testifying on her departments 25 budget request. The proposal totals 13. 9 Million Dollars and focuses on creating pathways to good jobs and protecting workers. She has served as acting secretary since march 2023. She is still waiting to be confirmed as labor secretary over a year after President Biden first nominated her. This house education and Workforce Committee hearing is three and a half hours. Dr. Foxx the committee on education in the workforce will come to order. I note that a quorum is present. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call a recess at any time
To depart and the second Panel Witnesses to take their seats and then we will reconvene. We will reconvene basically as soon as our witnesses get comfortably seated here and ready to go. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org. Mr. Thompson meeting will come to order and pleased to welcome our second panel on this topic today regarding the threats of china to american agriculture. First witness for the the committee will come to order. I am pleased to welcome our second panel. Our first witness for the second panel of our hearing today is the president of the soybean association. And mr. Daily that brings private sector experience, numerous agencies, the senate and committee all involved on National Security matters. The third and final witness for this panel is a great friend of the committee and of the industry ambassador. The former
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