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Jim Risch: “Foreigners have to wait months, sometimes years, to visit the United States. These delays directly hurt American…”

On the recordJune 6, 2023
Foreigners have to wait months, sometimes years, to visit the United States. These delays directly hurt American industry, slow economic growth, and delay reuniting families.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch discusses the negative impact of visa delays on American industry and families.

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