House Proceeding 03-04-09 on Mar 4th, 2009 :: 1:24:00 to 1:26:00
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Earl Pomeroy: and any future extension of the religious worker visa program. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady from california. yield to the gentleman from north dakota, a minute and a half. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north dakota is

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Speech By: Earl Pomeroy

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Earl Pomeroy: recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pomeroy: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i am rising in support of this legislation. i do so with some sadness because i agree so with the point made on the h-2-b visa by the gentleman from michigan. however, within this j-1 bill

1:24:38 to 1:24:59( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Pomeroy: before us, h.r. 1127, is legislation to extend the conrad 30 program which expires on march 6, 2009. now, that is a program by which many foreign medical professionals presently serving in medically underserved areas, including north dakota, that is

1:25:00 to 1:25:20( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Pomeroy: the basis by which they are here. anso if we don't get this done in time, and let's face it, march 6, 2009, this is right on our head right now, we raise havoc with the delivery of medical care through many rural underserved areas. we are literally talking about the medical professionals

1:25:21 to 1:25:42( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Pomeroy: having to pack up and go home. we have worked mighty hard to get them there in the first place. we lose them, they may never come back. what's more, what about the patients in these this afternoon seeing their physician? what if the physician's gone? care disrupted. there's many ways to make a point. but we've got something that

1:25:43 to 1:26:00( Edit History Discussion )

Earl Pomeroy: could be for many a matter of life and death, and that's keeping these medical professionals in the rural area by extending for six months this conrad state 30 program. it's just too important. we need it too badly. i urge enactment of this legislation giving us six more months on that program.