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(DOL) announcement that it will be backing off of its absurd proposed youth farm labor rule. After working relentlessly to defeat this out of touch rule--including introducing a bipartisan bill cosponsored by 44 of my Senate colleagues--the DOL finally caved on this government overreach. This rule, if finalized, would have drastically changed nearly every family farm and ranch operation, and discouraged countless young people from working on farms and ranches or pursuing careers in agriculture at a critical time when the average age of our farmers and ranchers is approaching 60 years old. The DOL rule was a prime example of what happens when government gets too big.
Although the battle for common sense is far from over in Washington, with your help, we were able to pass a Farm Bill that saves taxpayer dollars while ensuring a necessary safety net for our agriculture community, and defeat a government power grab.