Political Quotes

“I call up my amendment No. 811, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mr. Cruz] proposes an amendment numbered 811. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To create a point of order against the consideration of any legislation that increases employment-based visas until the United States' labor market stabilizes and unemployment levels reach pre- pandemic levels, ensuring that Congress prioritizes the needs of American workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic) At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following: SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE FOR FOREIGN WORKERS WHILE AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS HIGH. (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report that increases, or has the effect of increasing, the number of foreign workers in the United States by raising the number of authorized employment-based immigrant or nonimmigrant visas or by increasing the number of lawful permanent residents until the United States reaches a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5 percent, which was the rate on February 1, 2020--shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic caused an economic crisis, resulting in significant American job losses.…”