U.S. Senator Jerry Moran will give opening remarks today at the Hays Startup Weekend at FHSU.  He will speak at approximately 7:20 p.m. at McCartney Hall.

The three-day event provides an opportunity for participants to pitch and pursue startup ideas. Sen. Moran will be discussing his legislative efforts including Startup Act 3.0, a bipartisan jobs and high-skilled immigration plan to jumpstart the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses.

Startup Act 3.0 would create both Entrepreneur and STEM Visas for highly-educated and entrepreneurial immigrants to stay in the United States where their talent and new ideas can fuel economic growth and create American jobs. The bill would also modify the tax code to encourage investment in new businesses, accelerate the commercialization of university research that can lead to new ventures, and seek to improve the regulatory process.