releases: https://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/rounds-tillis-say-release-more-h-2b-visas-needed-allow-temporary-workers-us
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| https://harris.house.gov/media/in-the-news/rounds-tillis-say-release-more-h-2b-visas-needed-allow-temporary-workers-us | Rounds, Tillis say release of more H-2B visas needed to allow temporary workers into U.S. | 2019-03-22 | 2019 | 2019-03 | Republican | House | MD | Andy Harris | H001052 | harris.house.gov | legacy | U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) led 138 members of Congress in urging the Trump administration to release the almost 70,000 already-authorized H-2B visas that would permit temporary, non-immigrant workers into the United States to fill critical seasonal job opportunities. If significant H-2B cap relief is not provided, there will be severe consequences for seasonal businesses and our economy generally, wrote Sens. Rounds and Tillis along with U.S. Reps. Andy Harris (R-MD) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and more than 130 other members in a bipartisan, bicameral letter sent to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen... | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |