06/09/2010
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"I think Secretary Chertoff did an excellent job characterizing both the security value of the program and its favorable diplomatic impact for U.S. interests abroad."
"If we do not make the investments and build the relationships and the trust and the support to help those countries get their economies under control to provide opportunities at home, we will continue..."
"One of the best tools we have to keep the hearts and minds of the Central and Eastern Europeans oriented to the West and to the United States is the Visa Waiver Program."
"As I understand it, there is around $500 million that actually is divided among the three countries."