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The 116th Congress marks another moment of profound political change and an important opportunity to advance policies that meet the needs of Americans and American-based businesses in the 21st century. As we continue into 2019, 91pro视频鈥檚 mission is to empower policymakers with the information necessary to pursue policies that enable economic growth and job creation, keep the American workforce competitive, [...]
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The start of the 115th Congress and new administration not only marked an era of profound political change, but it also presented a unique and timely opportunity to modernize outdated policies. Lawmakers acted on many issues critical to the tech industry by enacting substantial reforms to bring both the U.S. federal tax code and the U.S. government procurement process into the 21st century. The Tax [...]
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The conventional wisdom in Washington always holds to not expect much from divided government, and those expectations only lower heading into a presidential election year because hyper-partisanship can turn the landscape into frozen tundra. But for every rule there is an exception. Despite the fierce headwinds, issues that are important to the technology industry cut across party lines to find common [...]
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Previously I wrote that 2015 was predicted to be a year of gridlock, and yet despite deep partisanship in the nation鈥檚 capital, the tech sector saw several of our priorities passed into law. If lawmakers and the President build on that momentum, there are a number of priorities Congress could address this year to propel the growth and ingenuity of the tech sector and our economy, including: Judicial [...]
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At the same time that the United States Senate was beginning its debate on S. 744, the comprehensive immigration reform bill, human resource (HR) executives from some of our nation鈥檚 most innovative technology companies 鈥� Adobe, Broadcom, CA Technologies, Dell, EMC, Intel, Motorola Solutions, Teradata, and Texas Instruments 鈥� came to Washington to meet with policymakers and make tech鈥檚 case for immigration [...]
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After many weeks, when the focus of those of us deeply involved in skilled immigration reform has been on the U.S. Senate, our attention today shifts to the U.S. House of Representatives, where Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and other members of Congress have introduced a good piece of legislation that will serve as a starting point for reform in that chamber. The Supplying Knowledge Based Immigrants [...]