The committee will come to order. You are recognized for your statement. Thank you very much for coming. Thank you, chairman roberts, and other members of the agricultural committee. Thank you for the opportunity to present my testimony this morning. My name is virginia ruiz and i am the director of occupational and Environmental Health at farm worker justice. Farm worker justice is a National Advocacy that supports farm workers in the u. S. To support their live going working conditions, Occupational Safety and access to justice. Farm worker justice has been a member of the pria coalition along with the Natural Defense Council and industry representative since the passage of the 2003 improvement act. And we supported reauthorization in the form of the pest saj registration enhancement act. Under pria, money set aside from pest registration fees support Worker Protection act tichlts. For more than ten years the pria set asides have funded important programs at epa including pesticide S
The committee will come to order. You are recognized for your statement. Thank you very much for coming. Thank you, chairman roberts, and other members of the agricultural committee. Thank you for the opportunity to present my testimony this morning. My name is virginia ruiz and i am the director of occupational and Environmental Health at farm worker justice. Farm worker justice is a National Advocacy that supports farm workers in the u. S. To support their live going working conditions, Occupational Safety and access to justice. Farm worker justice has been a member of the pria coalition along with the Natural Defense Council and industry representative since the passage of the 2003 improvement act. And we supported reauthorization in the form of the pest saj registration enhancement act. Under pria, money set aside from pest registration fees support Worker Protection act tichlts. For more than ten years the pria set asides have funded important programs at epa including pesticide S
Under pria, money set aside from pesticide registration fees supports Worker Protection activities. For more than ten years, the pria set asides have funded important programs at epa including pesticide Safety Training for farm workers and pesticide handlers, the development of worker and employer training materials and implementation of standards and the pesticide applicator rule. Also education and training for medical providers to diagnose and treat pesticide poisonings and support for state Public Health agencies to maintain pesticide injury surveillance programs. Farm workers and especially those who mix and apply pesticides face substantial risk of becoming poisoned by pesticides because they work with them at their greatest concentrations and strengths. Farm workers and families come into contact with pesticides on a daily basis. Pesticide residues that remain on their work clothes and skin when they return home from work can also expose members of their families and cause injur
Under pria, money set aside from pesticide registration fees supports Worker Protection activities. For more than ten years, the pria set asides have funded important programs at epa including pesticide Safety Training for farm workers and pesticide handlers, the development of worker and employer training materials and implementation of standards and the pesticide applicator rule. Also education and training for medical providers to diagnose and treat pesticide poisonings and support for state Public Health agencies to maintain pesticide injury surveillance programs. Farm workers and especially those who mix and apply pesticides face substantial risk of becoming poisoned by pesticides because they work with them at their greatest concentrations and strengths. Farm workers and families come into contact with pesticides on a daily basis. Pesticide residues that remain on their work clothes and skin when they return home from work can also expose members of their families and cause injur
Foundations that this congress and this committee can advance, get that easy button, to ensure that innovation green light is still there for farmers, for industry, for food consumers to continue to depend on because frankly europe has retreated from innovation, theyre relying on us, certainly africa, asia, everywhere else in the world, whether they want to admit it or not are relying on what you do in this congress and in this committee to help lead. So that 7. 5 billion number is growing, over 50 million babies have been born this calendar year and i wanted to introduce to you max, on my other iphone, we will celebrate his first birthday, he is my first grandson back on the farm in illinois on saturday. Im here because of max and those 50 million babies that have been born this year that depend on that innovation miracle that america is providing to the whole world. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I congratulate you on your grandchild. And we wish the best for max and everybody else that is