joining us now is democratic congressman raul ruiz of california. he is the chair of the congressional hispanic caucus. he is also a physician and public health expert. congressman, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i want to get your perspective on the president finally taking heat into consideration as a public health issue and a workplace issue. well, it s long overdue. as the son of farm workers who grew up in a farm worker trailer park i can tell you these workers take a lot of risk working in 102 degree weather to feed americans and taking this first step in terms of starting the rule making process is very important. california has some rules, legislation has ruled adding cooling centers and limiting exposure to extreme heat as a standard as well. and i now only speak as the son