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Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) on the government’s new law that children under 18 cannot work on family farms.
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One another good one from -- Republican congresswoman Cynthia -- is with us now from -- she joins us from DC.
-- these these are a proposed rule change from the Labor Department is not a new law.
What can you do in the legislature do to -- this thing around.
Stuart good morning I served -- Appropriations Committee and it subcommittee on labor health human services and education.
So weak players secretaries police about these levels and congressman Danny Rivera got Montana and I intend to put a writer.
On the appropriations bill let's -- has no money -- expanded to implement these rules.
OK so you can cough come off with the money and that might revise the rules -- we got that debt who who in congress.
Is gonna turn around and -- Who's gonna support to rule that says fine I am a tree pharma by the way.
I cannot have my teenage sons drive my attractive who in congress is gonna -- -- -- senator you're you're a bad -- -- -- for doing that.
Well I hope that no one will -- 'cause these rules cut in two.
Lifestyles.
And training opportunities for young people to take over.
Family businesses and to be fair Stuart.
The rules have been replies so they apply to fourteen and fifteen year old.
Who are working on their neighbors farms and -- -- -- -- they no longer apply to your children and my children but -- it's still.
Takes away and deprived from young people on ranches and farms the opportunity.
To grown to establish a work ethic.
To learn how to do these jobs safely.
And that's the only way awareness on the job training if you're on a -- Maria.
So why -- they want to do this I I just don't get it I don't know why and both the Labor -- pummeled would want to.
-- put in place for rule like mr.
do you have an explanation.
I do we ask secretary police the very same question and she -- that.
Pediatric physicians have identified injuries to young people on farms and ranches.
As a major problem however these rules won't change that it doesn't address the problem of injuries to -- some parts -- branches.
By depriving young people the ability to work on their neighbors farms and ranches where they get even more experience more self esteem.
It.
It will make matters actually work.
Is it some are all we correcting sign that is the unions.
And -- pushing for this rule change.
And that some.
Activists want to take America before the united nations human rights commission on the ground that we've got child laid off on American -- -- -- -- those two areas.
That I don't know Stuart that we intend to look into this more deeply.
And we intend when we finally do get around to marking up the labor -- To have the ammunition we need.
To take -- case to the full.
-- -- it is always a pleasure to have you with is on the show when we thank you for appearing again on what we did that this is -- and this is an issue.
That really find out myself and especially -- views thanks so much ms.
promise we appreciate you being here thank you --
