AmericanHort joined more than 45 agricultural organizations in sending a letter to Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee leaders urging swift confirmation of Keith E. Sonderling as Secretary of Labor. The coalition cited Sonderling’s hands-on experience with the H-2A program and his record of regulatory relief for agricultural employers, including the recent AEWR interim final rule and a proposed joint employer rule. The American agriculture sector depends on a workable federal labor framework and a Secretary like Sonderling who understands the operational realities of farm labor.