Speaker. I rise in support of H.R. First. some background: The H1B bills passed by the Senate and by the House Committee on the Judiciary both propose to increase the quota of H1B temporary visas for foreign professional workers. Both bills responded to the fact that the demand has exceeded the annual quota of 65.000 in each of the past 2 fiscal years. The reason for this increased demand is thought to be a shortage in Americas information technology workforce. While evidence for this shortage is inconclusive. I believe we should give the industry the benefit of the doubt and grant the additional visas. The Senate and House Committee on the Judiciary bills had stark differences. The House Committee on the Judiciary bill required that employers comply with two new attestations when petitioning for HlB workers.
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