Political Quotes

“I am here today to rise in support of H.R. 6223, a bill I introduced earlier this year as well as in the 111th Congress. I would especially like to thank Chairman Lamar Smith for his service as chairman of this committee for the past 2 years. He has been a great leader, and I will miss him as chairman. I just wanted to thank him for his help with this legislation, as well as his staff, Dimple Shah and others, Kristin Dini from my own office. I wanted to thank them all for their support and help with this measure. They have taken a lot of time to understand the difficulty the current policy poses to highly skilled and committed men and women serving in some of the most volatile regions of the world. As the chairman briefly described, H.R. 6223 would amend current law to allow legal permanent residents working for the chief of mission in an interpreter, translator, or in an executive or managerial security- related position overseas to count their time of service toward the continuous residence and physical presence requirement for naturalization as a United States citizen. While this change is seemingly minor in the grand scheme of immigration policy, it is one that should be addressed by Congress--if for no other reason than to recognize the critical contribution these men and women are making for our country in the war against terrorism in unstable regions across the globe.…”