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| https://steveking.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/king-amendment-to-omnibus-spending-bill-strikes-expansion-of-h-2b-visas | King Amendment to Omnibus Spending Bill Strikes Expansion of H-2B Visas | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | IA | Steve King | K000362 | steveking.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Congressman Steve King released the following statement after submitting his amendment, striking the expansion of H-2B visas, to the omnibus spending bill: It is the obligation of Congress to restore its Article I Constitutional authority and the balance of power, said King. This omnibus is the best opportunity to support and defend our Constitutional authority. At a time when many Americans are struggling to find a job, Congress is poised to quadruple the number of low-skilled workers that can enter the U.S. under the H-2B visa program to compete with U.S. citizens for jobs. With at least 11 million illegal immigrants already flooding the labor market, the last thing American workers need is 264,000 more workers entering the labor force. Congress should be looking at ways to secure our border and enforce our immigration laws not using a spending bill to substantively change immigration law by radically circumventing the cap of an employment visa. My amendment would eliminate this damaging provision from the bill and provide a very welcome Christmas president to all the unemployed seeking work. This is the ninth of nine amendments I submitted to make the omnibus spending bill a bill that fulfills the promises we all made to our constituents in 2014 and to restore Article I Constitutional authority to the United States Congress. To view the original amendment text, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |