I grew up minnesotan. This is my home. [acoustic guitar plays rhythmic flamenco music ] ken mendez my father spoke about seeing posters advertising for workers. He responded. They came for what they thought would be a better life, a more secure life. In 1927, that was the first year the plant in East Grand Forks was being built and in operation. So its kind of amazing to know that my father was one of the first of the families that came up here. Grapes of wrath took you west, and the sugar beets brought you north. [jesus mendez speaks spanish] man, for jesus mendez we crossed over in laredo, texas. That is where they contracted us to work in the beet fields. In East Grand Forks, minnesota, in 1927. The factory had set up a sort of colony for the people that wanted to stay for the winters. My father and other families decided to stay, because if you stayed, you would get a better price the next year. In those days, they would bring the people up here in special trains, not in trucks. On
Good morning, members of the committee. I call this meeting on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry to order. We welcome sonny perdue. Members of this committee have great appreciation for the farmers, ranchers, and other stake holders directly affected by decisions made by the secretary. The department of agriculture is made up of 29 agencies and offices that employs nearly 100,000 men and women that work in all 50 states and all around the globe. Leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, Scientific Research and related issues that impact americans virtually every day. Throughout our nations history, our farmers, ranchers, and folks in Rural America have survived drought, disease, floods, tornado, and lately, yes, lately, prairie fires in kansas and whatever else Mother Nature throws at them. Year after year, they produce the safest, most abundant supply in the world but today, growers around the country are facing tough Economic Times with mult
Solve the problem. I can talk. Whatever. But it was too late. Officers enter the home at 53yearold glen greg thursday to serve search an arrest warrant. Made verbal threat and didnt stop even after officer fired a nonlethal rubber baton. During the following investigation the followup investigation weapon recovered was determined to be a beebee gun rifle. Weapon had no appearance of being anything other than a rifle. Reporter hes suspected of killing the girl living at his home before reported missing in march of 2013. As for the 4 officers who shot greg her alleged killer tevb placed on routine paid administrative leave. Department identified them as detectives Joe Lockwood Greg mark and chris ketchum. Unfortunate situation that took mr. Greg life and we are always seeking to dmri with the law. Despite greg death investigators say the homicide case will remain active. Still trying to find the body. In sunnyvale lillian kim abc 7 news. Gilroy man has been arrested in connection with th
Judgment that i would not be responsibly carrying out my oversight powers if i did not press intelligence issues to clarify what the nsa director said repeatedly about the data collection. So i decided that it was necessary to put the question to the director of National Intelligence and i have my staff send the actual questions a day in advance so that the director would be prepared to answer. The director said the answer is no, the nsa does not knowingly collect it on millions of americans. After the hearing, had my staff called the Directors Office on this matter and urge them to correct the record. Accordingly, the office decided to let this inaccurate statement stand. My office made it clear in my staff said clearly that this was wrong and unacceptable to leave the American People misled and we continue to warn the public about the problem of surveillance law over the following weeks with the june disclosures. Now, given after those disclosures, there has been an effort by officia
Businesses get it and now how important it is for the vitality of america and endorsed by the aflcio, so labor understands it also. We thank both labor and Business Community for supporting the immigration bill. [applause] so, nick, youve been involved in ufcw, packing house workers and stuff, and its been my experience as i toured them, and i didnt work in them like durbin did. He was a meat cutter in packing houses, but as ive traveled around, i see more and more of the Latino Community working in our packing houses and meat cutting places you represent. Tell us about that. Im with local cw222 from northwest iowa. We have a packing house in cherokee, iowa, and dakota city, nebraska. Too together, thats roughly close to 5,000 employee, and 75 of them are latino. 75 . Yes, yes, so 75 of the membership who we represent are latino and imMigrant Workers, so, again, good morning, ladies and gentlemen, of the panel and audience, senators, im honored to be here to talk about an issue that af