In a message dated 3/11/08 1:24:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time, News@JobDestruction.info writes:
<<<<< JOB DESTRUCTION NEWSLETTER No. 1833 -- 3/10/2008 >>>>>
Bill Gates is scheduled to testify to the House of Representatives Science
and Technology Committee on Wednesday. So far he is the only one listed to
testify! Unless the Committee allows opposing views, and they didn't last
year, the conclusions of the hearing will be rigged and predetermined. The
House website isn't giving much detail, but of course we all know what
Gates is going there for -- more H-1B visas.
http://www.science.house.gov/publications/Testimony.aspx?TID=11283
Competitiveness and Innovation on the Committee’s 50th Anniversary with
Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft [Scheduled]
:: Location ::
10:00 a.m. - 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
:: Witness Statements ::
Mr. William H. Gates
At the time of this writing nothing on the CSPAN schedule indicates whether
they will broadcast the hearing. If you feel the public has a right to see
this event it wouldn't hurt to call CSPAN and request it. You may be
surprised but they are quite responsive to requests and sometimes it just
takes 2 or 3 telephone calls. Obviously they need time to schedule camera
crews so calling early tomorrow is essential.
http://www.c-span.org/about/contact.asp?code=About
Main Number: (202) 737-3220
There has been scant news coverage of the upcoming visit. This Washington
Post article gives us a few hints of what Gates is up to.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/09/AR2008030901
750.html
An insider's guide to the upcoming week
Monday, March 10, 2008; A02
Gates and a Golden Anniversary: Speaking of anniversaries, the House
Committee on Science and Technology, the government's overseer of
scientific research not tied to defense, is celebrating a big one this
year: 50 years since it was formed on the heels of Sputnik's trip around
the Earth and the launch of the space race.
To celebrate this golden anniversary, members of the committee invited Bill
Gates to testify Wednesday on "Competitiveness and Innovation." But the
appearance won't necessarily be a cheery remembrance of things past.
Gates, who has come to the Hill just a handful of times, is planning to
discuss the need for immigration changes and the need to allow highly
skilled foreign-born workers to remain in the United States, according to
Microsoft spokeswoman Ginny Terzano.
Gates testified before the Senate last year, stressing the need to improve
education as well as immigration procedures for skilled workers and to
increase the H-1B visa pool. To coincide with that testimony, he wrote an
op-ed in The Washington Post in which he said that the demand for
specialized workers has long exceeded the native-born supply and that the
issue "has reached a crisis point."
He is likely to sound as urgent a plea this week.
"Unfortunately, the issue still exits. We haven't seen a lot of progress
from a year ago," Terzano said.
The House hearing will be just one of Gates's stops in Washington this
week. He will also be the keynote speaker at the Northern Virginia
Technology Council's "Premier Titans" breakfast at the Capital Hilton on
Thursday. However, no one gets to be a titan without good planning skills:
The $100-a-person event is already sold out.
By Rachel Dry
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