FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 15, 2006
CONTACT: Jamie Loftus
HUTCHISON, PENCE HAIL AMERICAN FARM BUREAU SUPPORT FOR
BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and U.S. Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) hailed a statement of support by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for their no amnesty immigration reform proposal. The AFBF called the Hutchison-Pence initiative “a distinguished effort to hammer out a workable solution.”
“The American Farm Bureau is playing a key role in the national debate over comprehensive immigration reform,” Sen. Hutchison said. “Their support of the Hutchison – Pence framework is a powerful boost to our effort to secure the border and ensure that farmers and ranchers have the workforce they need to keep the United States agriculture industry strong. I am honored to receive the support of an organization representing so many hard-working Americans.”
“The American Farm Bureau is the gold standard of public policy in American agriculture and I am truly humbled by the support Farm Bureau is showing the Hutchison-Pence proposal,” said Pence. “The support of Farm Bureau for the principles in Hutchison-Pence, which are border security first, coupled with a no amnesty temporary worker program, is of incalculable value as we work to solve this domestic crisis in a manner consistent with our laws and national character.”
AFBF's complete statement can be accessed here:
http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.newsfocus&year;=2006&file;=nr0914.html.
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