Les Kuczynski, Executive Director of the Polish American Congress announced that thanks to strong pressure from Polish Americans, the U.S. Senate may pass a bill to abolish visas for Poles. The draft bill was submitted for debate by senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) in September, 2003, and fast-tracked. It was subsequently blocked by an anonymous senator, but lobbying from Polish-Americans, the senator withdrew the objection. The so-called anonymous dissenter was reportedly Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.)