Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2705 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the ``State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor Act'' or the ``SEASONAL Act''. SEC. 2. STATE EXEMPTION AUTHORITY FOR SEASONAL OCCUPATIONS NEEDING ADDITIONAL LABOR. Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) Notwithstanding the numerical limitation set forth in paragraph (1)(B), the Governor of any State may submit a petition to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Labor for the issuance of a specified number of supplemental H-2B nonimmigrant visas in a fiscal year for employers based in such State, employers based in such State that have employees who work within a specified Standard Occupational Classification Group (as defined by the Department of Labor), or employers in a specific Economic Development District designated by the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce that encompasses any portion of such State if-- ``(i) the number of applications for such visas received from all employers exceeds such numerical limitation for such fiscal year; ``(ii) the…”