{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-blake-moore-and-annie-kuster-reintroduce-legislation-support", "Representatives Blake Moore and Annie Kuster Reintroduce Legislation in Support of BridgeUSA Programs", "2023-06-07", "2023", "2023-06", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced a resolution for the 118th Congress expressing congressional support for BridgeUSA programs\u2014formerly the Exchange Visitor J-1 Visa Program\u2014which are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States. Across the nation, and in states like Utah and New Hampshire, participants in these programs fill vital workforce needs, strengthen America\u2019s tourism industry and cultural diversity, and advance our important diplomatic efforts domestically and abroad. Approximately 300,000 participants from over 200 countries and territories visit the United States on a J-1 cultural exchange visa each year.\n\n\u201cCommunities across Utah take advantage of the BridgeUSA programs with great success, and they deserve Congress\u2019s full support,\u201d said Congressman Blake Moore. \u201cThese work and study exchange programs have opened up amazing opportunities and experiences in America for hundreds of thousands of foreigners while also supplementing our workforce and supporting our businesses. States like Utah that rely on a seasonal workforce to fuel local tourism need programs like these to ensure economic growth, and I am thrilled to once again leads this Resolution with my colleague Representative Kuster.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe BridgeUSA program plays a critical role in New Hampshire\u2019s tourism economy and our communities. The work-and study-based exchange visa program attracts foreign visitors, students, and workers to our state and strengthens cultural understanding,\u201d said Congresswoman Annie Kuster. \u201cWe must invest in the BridgeUSA program to bolster our economy and enrich our communities for years to come. I am proud to join with my colleagues from across the aisle to ensure that is the case.\u201d\n\n\u201cNew Hampshire employers rely on programs like BridgeUSA to meet their workforce needs and run their small businesses,\u201d said Congressman Chris Pappas. \u201cBridgeUSA ensures our small businesses can meet the demand of their customers, strengthens our diplomatic efforts, and bolsters our tourism industry. I\u2019m pleased to join this bipartisan effort in support of this program, and I will continue working to support our tourism industry, strengthen our local economy, and address the needs of our small businesses.\u201d\n\n\u201cI want to thank Reps. Moore and Kuster for their strong support of Department of State international exchange programs,\u201d said Mark Overmann, Executive Director of the Alliance for International Exchange. \u201cBridgeUSA exchanges are a win-win for the U.S. They bolster our national security and foreign policy by creating lasting relationships with students and young leaders from around the world. They also support American businesses, camps, universities, and families and contribute more than $1.2 billion to the U.S. economy each year. All of this is why BridgeUSA programs continue to have broad bipartisan support.\"\n\nThe BridgeUSA programs were created alongside the Peace Corps and U.S. Agency for International Development during the Cold War to promote the diplomatic and foreign affairs goals of the United States, which the State Department still advances in administering BridgeUSA as federal cultural exchange programs. The programs make travel to the United States possible for a broad and diverse group of international students and young people.\n\nThe resolution text can be found by clicking HERE.\n\nThis resolution has received support from several external organizations and stakeholders:\n\nUtah-Based Organizations\n\nHeber Valley Chamber of Commerce\n\nEmery County Business Chamber\n\nOgden-Weber Chamber of Commerce\n\nCache County Chamber of Commerce\n\nBear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce\n\nBox Elder Chamber of Commerce\n\nCache Refugee and Immigrant Connection\n\nMayor Kathleen Alder, Providence City, Utah\n\nPark City Chamber/Convention & Visitors Bureau\n\nSki Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)\n\nRed Lion Hotel (St. George, UT)\n\nRuby's Inn Inc. (Bryce Canyon City, UT)\n\nWestgate Park City Resort & Spa (Park City, UT)\n\nWingate By Wyndham (Hurricane, UT)\n\nState, Regional, and National Associations\n\nAlliance for International Exchange\n\nAmerican Camp Association\n\nAmerican Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)\n\nBioNJ\n\nCache Refugee and Immigrant Connection\n\nCalifornia Attractions and Parks Association\n\nCape May County Department of Tourism\n\nCoalition for American Public Diplomacy and Leadership\n\nColorado Ski Country, USA\n\nCommerce & Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ)\n\nCommunicating for America, Inc.\n\nCouncil on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET)\n\nDestination Door County\n\nEnglishUSA\n\nGreater Wildwoods Tourism Authority\n\nHospitalityMaine\n\nIAAPA, The Global Association for the Attractions Industry\n\nIdaho Ski Areas Association\n\nInter-Mountain Ski Areas Association\n\nMichigan Ski Areas Association\n\nMichigan Snowsports Industries Association\n\nMidwest Ski Areas Association\n\nMinnesota Ski Areas Association\n\nMonmouth-Ocean Development Council\n\nMontana Ski Areas Association\n\nNational Defense Committee\n\nNational Ski Areas Association\n\nNEAAPA - The Northeast's Entertainment Association\n\nNew England Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions\n\nNew Jersey Amusement Association\n\nNew Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc.\n\nNew Jersey Business & Industry Association\n\nNew Jersey Campground & Oudoor Lodging Association\n\nNew Jersey Licensed Beverage Association\n\nNew Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association\n\nNew Mexico Ski Areas Association\n\nNJ Tourism Industry Association\n\nOcean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association\n\nOuter Banks Visitors Bureau\n\nPacific Northwest Ski Areas Association\n\nPark City Chamber/Convention & Visitors Bureau\n\nPennsylvania Amusement Parks & Attractions\n\nPennsylvania Ski Areas Association\n\nPittsburgh Zoological Society\n\nPool and Hot Tub Alliance\n\nPublic Strategies Impact (NJPSI)\n\nShelby Public School District\n\nSix Flags Entertainment Corporation, LLC\n\nSki Areas of New York\n\nSki California\n\nSki Maine\n\nSki New Hampshire\n\nSki Utah\n\nSoutheastern Ski Areas Association\n\nSouthern New Jersey Development Council\n\nSpencer County Visitors Bureau\n\nTechUnited:NJ\n\nTexas Travel Alliance\n\nThe American International Recruitment Council\n\nThe City of Wildwood, NJ\n\nU.S. Travel Association\n\nVermont Ski Areas Association\n\nVisit South Jersey\n\nWest Virginia Ski Areas Association\n\nWestern Association of Independent Camps\n\nWhite Mountains Attractions Association\n\nWisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau\n\nWisconsin Ski Areas Association\n\nYacht Club at Sister Bay\n\nChambers of Commerce\n\nU.S. Chamber of Commerce\n\nBeach Haven Chamber of Commerce\n\nBear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce\n\nBig Sky Chamber of Commerce\n\nBox Elder Chamber of Commerce\n\nBranson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce & CVB\n\nCache County Chamber of Commerce\n\nCape May County Chamber of Commerce\n\nChamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey\n\nCook County (MN) Chamber of Commerce\n\nEastham Chamber of Commerce\n\nEmery County Business Chamber\n\nGardiner Chamber of Commerce & CVB\n\nGloucester County Chamber of Commerce\n\nGreater Atlantic City Chamber\n\nGreater Newport Chamber of Commerce\n\nGreater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce\n\nGreater Vineland Chamber of Commerce\n\nGreater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation\n\nGreater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce\n\nGreater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority\n\nHampton Area Chamber of Commerce\n\nHeber Valley Chamber of Commerce\n\nIndiana Chamber of Commerce\n\nLake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB\n\nMartha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce\n\nMeadowlands Regional Chamber & CVB\n\nNJ State Chamber of Commerce\n\nOcean City Regional Chamber of Commerce\n\nOgden-Weber Chamber of Commerce\n\nOuter Banks Chamber of Commerce\n\nProvincetown Chamber of Commerce\n\nRehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce\n\nSea Isle City Chamber / Revitalization\n\nSouthern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce\n\nSpencer County Regional Chamber of Commerce\n\nStone Harbor Chamber of Commerce\n\nLocal Businesses Nationwide\n\n123 Main Street Restaurant LLC\n\n3 Brothers Pizza\n\nAbundance Hospitality\n\nAcademic Language Solutions\n\nAdmiral Resort Inc\n\nAffordable Large Properties\n\nAlbertos Ristorante\n\nAlpengirl camp\n\nAmericana Stowaway Motel Inc\n\nAnchor Aquatics\n\nAnchorage by the sea\n\nAngels Rest on Resurrection Bay LLC\n\nAnnunciation Catholic School\n\nAquaSafe Pool Management, Inc.\n\nAstrocamp\n\nAutobahn Indoor Speedway\n\nB&Y Company Inc DBA Purple Pie Place\n\nBallast Technologies, Inc.\n\nBeach Mart Inc\n\nBeach Rider Amusements\n\nBetson\n\nBev & Wally Family Entertainment Center\n\nBig Little Nine\n\nBig Rivers Waterpark\n\nBlessed Sacrament School\n\nBlink\u2019s Fry Doe\n\nBlue Palms Motel\n\nBlue Water Bakery\n\nBlueberry Station\n\nBreezemont Day Camp\n\nBroken Sound Club\n\nBrownies Hostel and Bakery\n\nCahoon's Market\n\nCali Camp\n\nCameo Pizza\n\nCamp High Rocks\n\nCamp Hilltop\n\nCamp Killooleet\n\nCamp Lakotah Inc\n\nCamp Lee Mar\n\nCamp Nor'wester\n\nCamp Ocean Pines\n\nCamp Pontiac\n\nCamp Stonewall\n\nCamp Vega Corporation\n\nCamp Wawenock\n\nCanobie Lake Park\n\nCanoe Island French Camp\n\nCanyon Creek Summer Camp\n\nCaribbean Watersports\n\nCarmel Valley Tennis Camp\n\nCasa del Mar\n\nCasino Beach Pier, LLC\n\nCatalina Island Camps\n\nCedar Fair Entertainment\n\nCentral Pier Arcade LLC\n\nCentral Pier Raceway LLC\n\nChallenger Sports Corporation\n\nCheley Colorado Camps\n\nClassic Toy Company\n\nCleveland Metroparks\n\nCliffs Club Services\n\nCoachlite Inn & Suites\n\nCoastal Hospitality Associates\n\nCold River Mining\n\nComfort Inn and Suites\n\nCostas Family Fun Park\n\nCrystal Mountain\n\nCy's Deli\n\nDaven Haven Lodge\n\nDays Market & Deli\n\nDaytona Inn and Suites of Wildwood\n\nDeer Crossing Camp\n\nDevon Yacht Club\n\nDiOrio's Supermarket\n\nDishchii'bikoh Community School\n\nDoane Family Enterprises, LP\n\nDollywood Parks & Resorts\n\nDoubleTree by Hilton Galveston Beach\n\nEllis & Associates, Inc\n\nF.I. Village Market Inc.\n\nFantasy island amusement park\n\nFashion Food LLC.\n\nFive Star Parks & Attractions\n\nFour Winds Camp\n\nFriendly Pines Camp\n\nGale Force Rentals\n\nGeorge Brooks House B & B\n\nGrand Beach Resort Partners\n\nGrand Canyon Plaza Hotel\n\nGrand Pizza\n\nGrayfield Development LLC\n\nGreat Wolf Resorts\n\nHallmark Resort and Spa\n\nHalvo Kulinary Inc.\n\nHampton Coffee Company\n\nHarbor Fish Market & Grille\n\nHerschend Family Entertainment Corporation\n\nHershey Entertainment & Resorts\n\nHighgate Hotels LP\n\nHoliday inn express\n\nHoliday World & Splashin' Safari\n\nHoltz Builders Inc.\n\nHorizons\n\nHospitality Services Group\n\nHotel Indigo\n\nInn by the Sea\n\nInternational Recruitment Exchange Services, Inc.\n\nInternational Residence Hall (IRH)\n\nIsland Resorts\n\nJake's Unlimited\n\nJenkinson's Boardwalk\n\nJersey Girl Kitchen\n\nJiLLy's Stores Ocean CIty NJ\n\nJim's Clam Shack\n\nJoann's Fudge\n\nJoey Tomato's Pizza\n\nKitty Hawk Kites Inc.\n\nKiwanda Hospitality Group\n\nKnoebels Amusement Resort\n\nKoerner Law Firm\n\nLake Erie Vacation Rentals, INc.\n\nLake George Steamboat Co\n\nLake Placid Pub & Brewery\n\nLaura &Tony\u2019s Kitchen\n\nLegs Inn\n\nLions Camp Badger\n\nLodging Management Inc\n\nLoon Reservation Service\n\nLorenzo Hotel\n\nLunisol\n\nMain Street Market\n\nMerani Hotel Group\n\nMerit Fasteners\n\nMid Town Cafe\n\nMike's Seafood\n\nMille Feuille Bakery\n\nMiso Hungry Ramen LLC\n\nMoby Dick's Restaurant\n\nMorey's Piers\n\nMountain Camp Woodside\n\nMountain View Grand Resort and Spa\n\nMV Wine & Spirits\n\nNew England Adventure Inc., DBA Kingswood Camp\n\nNorth End American Grill\n\nNorth Platte Lodging\n\nOglebay\n\nOne Love Brewery\n\nOne To World\n\nOrange Hospitality Group\n\nPA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp\n\nPalmetto Bluff\n\nPan American Hotel\n\nParadigm Homecare\n\nPenguin Hotel Management LLC\n\nPheasant Park Resort\n\nPierce Camp Birchmont\n\nPittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium\n\nPort Royal Hotel\n\nPraline LLC\n\nPremier Pool Management, Inc\n\nPrincess Royale Resort\n\nPurgatory Resort\n\nR.M. Pyles Boys Camp\n\nRci Adventure Products\n\nRed Lion Hotel\n\nRed Oak Restaurant\n\nRed River Brewing Company\n\nRed River Ski & Summer Area\n\nRelax Inn\n\nRex & Margaret Fortune School of Education\n\nRicciardis Italian ice\n\nRiGi\u2019s Amusement Center\n\nRiver Valley Ranch\n\nRiver Way Ranch Camp\n\nRiversport Foundation\n\nRopewalk\n\nRuby's Inn Inc.\n\nSan Francisco Deluxe Tours\n\nSand `N Sea Properties\n\nSeapointe Village Realty\n\nSeaport Fudge\n\nSeashell Village Resort\n\nSeaside Country Store\n\nSeaton Hackney Stables\n\nServing Smiles LLC\n\nShaffer's High Sierra Camp, Inc.\n\nShore Lodge Whitetail Club\n\nSignature Services Corporation\n\nSilverado-Franklin\n\nSkylake Yosemite Camp\n\nSoft As A Grape Inc.\n\nSolven Hospitality Management Inc.\n\nSomerSplash Waterpark\n\nSouthwestern Advantage\n\nSpectrum Center Schools and Programs\n\nSt. Regis Aspen Resort\n\nStarlight Lodge\n\nStarlux Boutique Hotel\n\nStone Mountain Adventures Summer Camp\n\nStratous - Cultural Connections\n\nSummer Shanty\n\nSwan Mountain Outfitters\n\nTeton Valley Ranch Camp\n\nThe Boardwalk Family of Restaurants\n\nThe Bonfire Restaurant\n\nThe Buttes Resort\n\nThe Center for Transportation and Commerce\n\nThe Fudgery\n\nThe Guided Tour's Seashore Program\n\nThe Inn At Warm Springs\n\nThe Lakeview Inn and Cottages\n\nThe Margate Resort\n\nThe Rangeley Inn & Tavern\n\nThe Spruce House Inc\n\nThe Verdant Hospitality Services LLC\n\nThe Vista\n\nThe Wild Burrito\n\nThe Wilderness Inn\n\nTiki Resort\n\nTocaloma Day Camp\n\nTriangle YMCA Ranch Camp\n\nTrimper Rides\n\nTripp Lake Camp\n\nUp North\n\nUpward Bound Camp\n\nVillage Greens Golf, Inc.\n\nW Hotel Aspen\n\nWall Drug Store, Inc\n\nWater Country\n\nWelsh\u2019s Motel\n\nWestgate Park City Resort & Spa\n\nWestwood of Marquette, Inc\n\nWhite Birch Village Resort\n\nWildwood BID Management Corp.\n\nWildwood on the Lake Motel and Cottages\n\nWildwoods Boardwalk SID Management Corp.\n\nWingate By Wyndham\n\nWintergreen Resort\n\nYMCA of the Rockies\n\nZippy\u2019s Bikes\n\nBridgeUSA Program Sponsors\n\nA Cultural Exchange Service\n\nAcademic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange\n\nAFS Intercultural Programs, USA\n\nAgent Au Pair\n\nAIFS Foundation/AYA\n\nAlliance Abroad Group\n\nAlliance Strategies\n\nAmerican Councils for International Education\n\nAmerican Exchange Organization, Inc\n\nAmerican Hospitality Academy\n\nAmerican Immigration Council\n\nAmerican Institute For Foreign Study\n\nAMIDEAST - 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