Moran reintroduces Startup Act backed by info from Kauffman Foundation

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[posterchild]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today reintroduced the Startup Act – bipartisan, cutting-edge legislation to encourage job creation, grow entrepreneurial activity, increase innovation and advance economic development.

The Startup Act would accelerate the commercialization of university research and creative inquiry that can lead to new ventures, review and improve the regulatory processes at the federal, state and local levels, and modernize a critical Economic Development Administration (EDA) program to spur economic growth and promote innovation. The widely-supported legislation also creates both entrepreneur and STEM visas for highly-educated individuals so they can remain in the United States legally to promote new ideas, fuel economic opportunity and create good-paying American jobs.

[posterchild]

There are many articles about this but this one actually links to the bill. Some of the bill is about tech transfer but most of it appears oriented towards visas and bringing in labor.

Based on anecdotal evidence from friends and comments on developer forums, many software developers in various midwest states are experiencing a surge in wages. Much of this comes from businesses in 'tech hotbeds' either opening offices in midwestern or high plains states or allowing remote work from the midwest.

Who are these Senators (KS, MO, MN) trying to help with this bill?

[Mr. Rabbit]

I smelly stale microwaved curry.

This should probably be called the “More Indians” act. Hope you like training your cheap labor replacement to get your severance.

Republicans really need to stop supporting this garbage. There are plenty of perfectly capable Americans to fill the needed roles. We don’t need to import slaves from s***holes.

[jospehm20]

Indians should stay in India and make that country great.

[elpadre]

I fail to see how pumping more money into universities would play any role in what the bill claims to be creation of jobs. We need to stop this maddening mass of taxpayer money pouring into universities for research.

[Nifster]

No bills until admin posts filled and the wall is built

[Kickass Conservative]

How many Motels and 7/11’s will be added with this Legislation?

[posterchild]

LOL. I smell fresh curry. My wife is cooking chicken curry tonight! Neither of us are of Indian descent though.

[PapaBear3625]

I fail to see how pumping more money into universities would play any role in what the bill claims to be creation of jobs. We need to stop this maddening mass of taxpayer money pouring into universities for research.

Since 2005, H-1B visas have been capped at 65,000 a year, plus an additional 20,000 visas for foreigners with a graduate degree from a U.S. academic institution.

But J-1 visas for university researchers are currently unlimited, and there are currently 300,000 outstanding

[posterchild]

I’m feeling the urge to contact the republican ones and ask.
https://www.moran.senate.gov
https://www.blunt.senate.gov

[whistleduck]

Very curious. Moran represents Kansas in the senate. I have heard his name exactly never. He has not one accomplishment. Keeps his head down.

I would suspect, but have no evidence of, this bill resulting in the strengthening of the axis of university/foreign student (tuition)/globalist/Koch brother cheap labor amalgamation.

[centurion316]

Jerry Moran is a phony. He comes from the roots of the Republican Party in Kansas: the liberals from New England who moved to Kansas to ensure that Kansas would be admitted to the Union as a Free State. He is not a conservative. He will never get my vote again.

[antidemoncrat]

“bipartisan, cutting-edge legislation to encourage job creation, grow entrepreneurial activity, increase innovation and advance economic development.”

Sorry. Pres. Trump beat you to it.