PHOTOS: De La Cruz Tours Rio Grande Valley Food Bank, Hosts Roundtable for South Texas Farmers

PHOTOS: De La Cruz Tours Rio Grande Valley Food Bank, Hosts Roundtable for South Texas Farmers WASHINGTON - This week,Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) toured the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank and hosted a roundtable with South Texas farmers to discuss the impacts and challenges of the H-2A visa program. Congresswoman De La Cruz toured the Rio Grande Valley Food Bank – the 7th largest food bank in Texas – and met with their team to discuss their work to help South Texans through food assistance, nutrition education, and access to community services. De La Cruz hosted a roundtable for South Texas farmers and producers to discuss the H-2A visa program which allowsU.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs.On the House Agriculture Committee, De La Cruz is committed to supportingpolicies that are critical to supporting farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, and South Texas communities. ###