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Jennifer McClellan: “Farmers in Virginia have soybeans sitting in the fields…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 01:06

Congresswoman Well, I can tell you those trade wars have been disastrous for Virginia, particularly our farmers who at this point in the harvest have a significant order into China. Right now we have Farmers in Virginia have soybeans sitting in the fields because they don't have people to pick them due to the president's immigration policies. and then don't have a market to send them to once they are picked. And so my farmers are worried. (01:06–01:20)

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Asserts that immigration policies have led to labor shortages affecting soybean harvests in Virginia.

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