H-1B bill pulled from House committee vote amid complaints

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has backpedalled on its plan to take up an increasingly controversial H-1B bill.

The bill, which was intended to raise salaries of visa workers, faced a sharp debate on the committee, particularly from U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a member of the Judiciary Committee. She said it wouldn't do a "damn thing" to stop outsourcing, even by raising the salary limit.

Introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and Scott Peters (D-Calif.), the "Protect and Grow American Jobs Act" had been set for a committee vote on Wednesday. It was removed from the schedule late Tuesday.

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