U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Rep. Pingree's Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, Urges Swift Action in Congress
July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023, and a letter:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed U.S. Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of her Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, bipartisan legislation that reduces the current 180-day waiting period for work authorization eligibility to 30 days, allowing an asylum seeker to apply for authorization as soon as the asylum claim is filed. In a letter to . . .
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed U.S. Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of her Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, bipartisan legislation that reduces the current 180-day waiting period for work authorization eligibility to 30 days, allowing an asylum seeker to apply for authorization as soon as the asylum claim is filed. In a letter to . . .