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On the recordJune 1, 2009
I am concerned about the lack of significant funding for this system because the Department's waiver authority to bring new countries in to the visa waiver program is linked to the creation of a biometric air exit system.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Voinovich expresses concern over funding for biometric air exit impacting visa waiver program expansion.

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