Washington, June 8 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy issued the following press release:
A federal judge struck down President Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling that the change has to come from Congress rather than the White House. Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the legislation to do exactly that months ago and is now calling on his colleagues to pass it.
"An activist judge stepped in to strike down the President's critical H-1B immigration reforms. The judge claims only Congress can do this? Fine," said Congressman Mike Kennedy. "I already introduced the PROTECT Act, which will codify the President's H-1B reforms and make it the law of the land. We need to pass the PROTECT Act and put American workers first."
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