Bill Gates Speaks to Congress Today at 10:00am

At 10:00am Wednesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will provide testimony before the House Science and Technology Committee. Gates will likely focus much of his time discussing the need for more H-1B visas, just as he did last year when speaking before this Committee. You can view the House Science and Technology Committee hearing summary here.

Gates' testimony before Congress comes on the heels of Senator Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) March 10, 2008 letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff demanding to know why the administration has not followed up on its past assurances to study and report on potential administrative reforms to visa programs for highly skilled workers.

With H-1B pressure coming from all different angles, things are certainly going to be very interesting in Washington, D.C. as we get closer to April 1.