Madam President. my amendment would strike section 4 of the underlying legislation. This section proposes to amend the State Student Incentive Grant Program. the SSIG Program. I first want to recognize Senator ABRAHAMS efforts on behalf of this legislation and to underscore that I understand the issue the Senator is attempting to address is the lack of suitable training in our country to provide the types of scientists and engineers which this legislation hopes to attract through immigration policies. But I would object to the importation of the SSIG Program into this legislation. to pull SSIG in is inappropriate. We all recognize we do have to educate and train more Americans to take up these hightech jobs. but this immigration bill is not the right vehicle. and the SSIG Program is not the right approach to simply target hightech training in the United States. I would like to briefly set the record straight with respect to SSIG. its status. and I hope its future. First. the State Student Incentive Grant Program is within the jurisdiction of the Labor and Human Resources Committee.
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