Stimulus Scoop: Telecom, H-1Bs & Health IT
From Tuesday's CongressDaily AM Edition (subscription required):
Big Firms Wary Of Stimulus Grants For Internet Expansion
AT&T, Verizon and other major telecommunications carriers are signaling to Congress that they are ready to pass on billions of dollars in grant money the economic stimulus package would allocate to expand the Internet to rural areas without service. Read more.
Groups Fight Stimulus Limit On Workers With H-1B Visas
Business groups and immigration advocates hope to remove a controversial provision from the Senate's economic stimulus bill that would restrict companies receiving federal bailout funds from hiring highly skilled foreign workers. Read more.
IT Stakeholders, Spared Large Cuts, Will Lobby To Restore
The Senate's compromise economic stimulus package has preserved much of the original measure's investments and incentives to spur adoption of electronic health records, although some stakeholders will still fight to restore cuts. Read more.
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