NY Farm Labor Bill Goes to Committee
ALBANY – In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, a farm labor bill designed to collapse upstate’s farming industry was rerouted to the Senate’s Agriculture committee where it will be fully reviewed by the farming community, according to the committee’s ranking member Senator Catharine Young (R,I,C – Olean).
The bill cleared the Senate Labor Committee earlier in the week and was fast tracked to be voted on by the full senate. It wasn’t scheduled for an Agriculture Committee review until Senator Young and several of her colleagues intervened and demanded the bill be referred.
“This bill will change the very face of agricultural as we know it. It clearly falls under the jurisdiction of this committee and should of been referred from the onset. New York City politicians and special interest groups have been trying to force through would be the most restrictive farm labor laws in the country,” said Sen. Young.
“This bill will destroy livelihoods and upstate’s economy along with it and I intend to make sure that members of this committee have the ability to weigh in,” Sen. Young added.
“Lawmakers in New York should be taking steps to reduce the cost of doing business, not adding to it. This bill would further imperil the viability and survival of New York's farms, which are already struggling to stay afloat.”
“It’s another attack on our farmers who already are heavily-regulated and inspected by over a dozen federal, state and local governmental regulatory agencies," Sen. Young said.
“This bill will put farms out of business for good and thousands of jobs at farms, small businesses, and food processors would be lost,” Sen. Young added.
The bill cleared the Senate Labor Committee earlier in the week and was fast tracked to be voted on by the full senate. It wasn’t scheduled for an Agriculture Committee review until Senator Young and several of her colleagues intervened and demanded the bill be referred.
“This bill will change the very face of agricultural as we know it. It clearly falls under the jurisdiction of this committee and should of been referred from the onset. New York City politicians and special interest groups have been trying to force through would be the most restrictive farm labor laws in the country,” said Sen. Young.
“This bill will destroy livelihoods and upstate’s economy along with it and I intend to make sure that members of this committee have the ability to weigh in,” Sen. Young added.
“Lawmakers in New York should be taking steps to reduce the cost of doing business, not adding to it. This bill would further imperil the viability and survival of New York's farms, which are already struggling to stay afloat.”
“It’s another attack on our farmers who already are heavily-regulated and inspected by over a dozen federal, state and local governmental regulatory agencies," Sen. Young said.
“This bill will put farms out of business for good and thousands of jobs at farms, small businesses, and food processors would be lost,” Sen. Young added.
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