John Joseph Moakley: “Reclaiming my time, I would put the strongest sanctions I could. Helms-Burton is not the answer.”

Although his is no longer with us in person, his kindness, his spirit, and his good works will be remembered forever.

I rise this afternoon to remember a very dear friend and to mark the six month anniversary of his passing, April 23, 1999.

The bill before us contains technical corrections and clarifications to the H1-B visa legislation which passed the House by voice vote on Wednesday and the Senate 96 to 1. This bill will increase the H1-B visa fee which will be used to…

Is this the bill that we will eventually work on, unlike the budget that we are voting on today that was constructed at 3 o'clock this morning without anybody testifying on it?