Tillis, Ossoff Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Combat Rising Food Prices For American Families
March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently introduced the bipartisan Farm Operations Support Act, legislation that would revert the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) to the December 2022 rate for the remainder of 2023. The AEWR in North Carolina rose 5 percent from $14.16/hour to $14.91/hour in January 2023.
"From crippling labor shortages to skyrocketi . . .
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently introduced the bipartisan Farm Operations Support Act, legislation that would revert the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) to the December 2022 rate for the remainder of 2023. The AEWR in North Carolina rose 5 percent from $14.16/hour to $14.91/hour in January 2023.
"From crippling labor shortages to skyrocketi . . .