Sen. Risch Applauds Decision to Make H-2A Visa Program Essential
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the State Department's decision that the H-2A visa program be considered essential despite temporary closures of embassies and consulates abroad due to the spread of COVID-19:
"These are extraordinary times, and in times such as these it is even more critical that . . .
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the State Department's decision that the H-2A visa program be considered essential despite temporary closures of embassies and consulates abroad due to the spread of COVID-19:
"These are extraordinary times, and in times such as these it is even more critical that . . .