Mr. President. I am pleased to join the bipartisan group of Senators on this bill who all recognize our obligation to help those Iraqis who have assisted the United States in Iraq. This legislation will remove obstacles encountered by the Departments of State and Homeland Security in issuing the 5.000 special visas that Congress authorized In January for those Iraqi citizens. As part of the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. Congress provided 5.000 special immigrant visas for Iraqis who had aided the United States as interpreters in the country. As chairman of the Judiciary Committee. I have supported these efforts.
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