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Darell issa a very famous name from republican who once rocked the Indian it industry finally calls off re-election in next term

Washington: Famously known among Indian IT industry Representative Darell Issa and who also came in light with hard edged partisan attacks on President Barak Obama began softening as his district trended towards the Democrats said on Wednesday that he would not seek re-election came from latest and one of most important Republican retirement in the face of a potential democratic wave. A proved powerful lawmaker who even was cause of sleepless nights to Indian IT companies in the US because of his tough legislative proposal. He also the author of the “Protect and Grow American Jobs Act’,a step was seen by IT companies as business ender rule, while representation 49th district of California for 18 years.

His retirement also made him second top Republican lawmaker in the congress to have announced followed by early this week, Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee had also announced his retirement. Royce is also from California. These steps are pictured by media outlets indicating of Democratic wave for the upcoming November mid-term election.

Mr. Issa, 64, who has represented an idyllic stretch of Southern California coast since 2001, won re-election in 2016 by just 1,600 votes out or more than 300,000 cast, while Hillary Clinton carried it by more than seven percentage points. He had indicated that he was preparing to defend the seat, despite agreement by outside analysts and campaign operatives in both parties that it would have been one of the most competitive races in the country. He called it quits “Throughout my service, I worked hard and never lost sight of the people our government is supposed to serve,” Mr. Issa said Wednesday. “Yet with the support of my family, I have decided that I will not seek re-election in California’s 49th District.”

Mr. Issa also introduced and forced Congressional legislation that specifically targeting Indian IT companies especially those that use H1-Bvisa.”We’re going to close the loopholes, stop the outsourcing of American jobs and get our broken H-1B system back to what it was intended to be,” Mr. Issa said in a tweet. His bill which has already passed the House Judiciary Committee is now gaining momentum in the House and might come up for vote soon. He also said “Unfortunately, loopholes in the programmer have allowed a small handful of employers to game the system to displace American workers and crowd out others who legitimately need the limited slots available to recruit individuals with unique skill sets not available here at home,” as per press sources.

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