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On the recordFebruary 5, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Sorensen so much. I am so grateful for his leadership and support. Mr. Speaker, there are diverse groups and organizations that support the Dignity Act, from the evangelical community, to the American Chamber of Commerce, to ABIC, the American Business Immigration Council. It is remarkable that once we put up our bill, our bipartisan bill, people from every corner of this country have been clamoring, asking us when it is coming to the floor, when will it get a vote because they are in support. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin), who is an incredible leader here in Congress and a colleague, a classmate that I was elected to Congress with, another cosponsor of the Dignity Act.

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