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Programs. retirements have hit the trucking industry hard, by the way, leaving it short nearly 80,000 drivers. the supply chain crisis has shown us that truckers, including women drivers, help form the backbone of our economy. let's bring in ellen voya, president and ceo of the trucking women association. ellen, mice to have you back. give us an update, how is trucking recruitment getting better? >> more women are coming into the industry, but we were thrilled that in the president's bipartisan infrastructure bill that there were actually two diversity initiatives included. and as the press se...

Should go to unemployed americans. >> reporter: obviously not everyone happy about this. agriculture business, one relies heavily on workers south of the border is fighting this bill. farmers from florida to california fear requiring e-verify would dramatically narrow the pool of employees and it could cripple the farming industry. reality most americans will do the labor that is required for these jobs even if they are unemployed. >> we're not taking american jobs. we are not taking local jobs. nobody wants to come out and work for me in the vineyards. people that are willing to do the work i...

Noticed the smell near the foot of the her mother's bed. but the investigator says the dog could have spelled ten different things other than human remains. the investigation continues. >> rick: there's a major fight brewing on capitol hill over a controversial new bill that requires employers to run background checks on immigration status of employees and even though some are using the system and others say it could leave a huge hole in america's work force. casey stegall is live with more on this. what's the drive behind the legislation, first of all? >> well, rick, this is called the legal ...

Rick? >> rick: peter doocy, thanks. >> arthel: i want to tell but a calendar fight over this year's primary. forcing nevada republicans to change the date of their caucus. again. the party decide to go shift caucuses back to february 4. the republican national committee recommended changing the date after a number of presidential candidates threatened to boycott the caucus. >> rick: a congressman proudly proclaiming his bill would be a, quote, job killer for illegal workers. lamar smith is talking about the legal work force act which would require all employers to use the e verify system to ma...