I hope every member of the committee is aware of the full significance of the amendment which has been offered. In case the membership of the committee has not had an opportunity to read lines 14 through 16 on page 13 of the bill. I would like to read those lines under the heading "Termination of Visa Issuance." the bill states in section 15: No immigrant visa shall be issued under this act after December 31. 1956. What does that mean? It means that this emergency immigration bill. and remember by its very title it is an emergency measurethis emergency immigration bill will cease of its own weight 3 years from next December 31. The amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania strikes that language out and leaves open the question as to when this whole emergency legislation will terminate. He says in his amendment that it could be terminated by the Congress through a concurrent resolution.
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