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Precountry new narkal limitation for employmentbased immigrants to increase the per country numerical limitation for familysponsored immigrants, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california,s. Colorado, mr. Buck, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. Mrs. Love gren i ask unanimous consent that address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Lofgren i yield myself such time as i may consume. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of h. R. 1044, the fairness for high schooled immigrants act, a bipartisan bill that would make a modest but important change to our immigration laws to alleviate hardships associated with lengthy visa backlogs. Let me begin by explaining what this bill does do and does not do. H. R. 1044 does not increase the overall number of immigrant visas that are available each year. Although raising the ceiling on visas is the only viable ....
We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the romantic ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Item two is the approval of minutes for the november 14th, 2023, Port Commission meeting. So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor . Aye. Aye. Any opposed . Motion passes unanimously the minutes of the november 14th, 2023, meeting are adopted. Item three is Public Comment on executive session on. We will now take Public Comment on executive session. Seeing none in the room. Do we have anyone on the phone . There are no callers for Public Comment. For callers on the line, please dial star three. If you wish to make Public Com ....
The approval of minutes for the november 14th, 2023, Port Commission meeting. So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor . Aye. Aye. Any opposed . Motion passes unanimously the minutes of the november 14th, 2023, meeting are adopted. Item three is Public Comment on executive session on. We will now take Public Comment on executive session. Seeing none in the room. Do we have anyone on the phone . There are no callers for Public Comment. For callers on the line, please dial star three. If you wish to make Public Comment. The system will let you know when your line is open. Others will wait on mute until their line is open. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. The queue is now ....
Commission meeting. So move. Second. There is a motion and a second. All in favor . Aye. Motion has passed. Item 3, pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Next item please. Announcements. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing Electronic Devices during the meeting please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones and similar soundproducing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. The chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone or other similar soundproducing electronic devicePublic Comment must be in ....
Challenge. Next years farm bill deliberations, we have an opportunity to do more with out having to spend your money. Little over half of our food aid is provided through the farm bill in our food for Peace Program. The farm bill requires aid to be sourced almost entirely from u. S. Farmers. Half of which must be shipped on u. S. Flagged vessels according to the rules. These restrictions result in spending as little as 35 35 40 cents on the dollar on food. Let me say this one more time. Because of these ridiculous requirements, only 35 or 40 cents of each dollar is actually used to provide food to people who are starving. If we relax the preference to meet the needs overseas, the cost would drop dramatically. U. S. Farmers would still play a vital role in the program and we would free up over 300 million in taxes to be used to feed up to nine and half million more starving people each year. One of the major obstacles to modernizing ....