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Jim Risch: “The vast majority of members of the Senate, of Congress perhaps, could agree upon the desirability of a policy that…”

On the recordApril 17, 2012
The vast majority of members of the Senate, of Congress perhaps, could agree upon the desirability of a policy that would allow foreign-born but U.S. educated, highly trained individuals to remain in the United States
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch emphasizes the need for policies to retain skilled foreign workers.

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