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George Voinovich

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George Voinovich is a former Republican politician from Ohio who served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998. He was also a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. Voinovich's tenure as governor was marked by efforts to improve the state's economy and education system. As a senator, he focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, national security, and environmental protection. Voinovich was known for his moderate stance within the Republican Party and often sought bipartisan solutions to legislative challenges.

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May 12, 2009

I'm concerned about is that until this is in place, this program of visa waiver as I say is going to be in limbo.

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May 12, 2009

Well, I would just like to say, Mr. Chairman, that it would be wonderful if somebody behind the scenes would take care of this, take care of it in the Appropriations Committee or someplace else, so we do not have to continue to go through…

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May 12, 2009

I suspect that most of them would say yes.

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May 12, 2009

It is outrageous to me today that we are cutting this program off with yet a year to go.

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May 12, 2009

But in this particular case, you know that it's inadequate right now by $3.8 billion because you're already committed.

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May 12, 2009

Well, it would be interesting to me to look at the quality of the education of people that are in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program schools.

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May 12, 2009

Let us start thinking about our children. The D.C. school system is improving, but it is not where it should be.

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May 12, 2009

Well, this program has been in effect since 1996, and now it is just accepted.

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May 12, 2009

I think it is really important that people understand that we want the public school system to improve.

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May 12, 2009

Cleveland is so bad that we have to try something else to see if we cannot make a difference.

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May 12, 2009

This budget proposes to fund U.S. Customs and Border Protection at $10 billion.

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May 12, 2009

I think it would be worthwhile for you, I'd like to have it and I'm sure maybe the chairman would, to tell us just where we actually are in fulfilling the strategic plan to secure the border in terms of the physical things that need to be…

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