"Georgia’s two U.S. senators and 15 of their congressional colleagues are working to make sure the coronavirus pandemic isn’t allowed to stem the flow of temporary agricultural workers into the U.S.
Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have signed onto a bipartisan letter dated Thursday asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia to take steps to ensure access to temporary farm workers.
'We understand the importance of maintaining public health safety during this time and appreciate the administration’s actions to minimize the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,' the Senators wrote. 'However, there are substantial national security concerns that will arise should our farmers not have the labor they need. Food security is national security. We believe suspending visa services that our farmers rely on will be detrimental to families across our nation trying to put food on the table.'"
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