May 12, 2009
I'd like to have you keep us informed about what's going on with that, with that money.
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.
May 12, 2009
This budget proposes to fund U.S. Customs and Border Protection at $10 billion.
May 12, 2009
So at this stage of the game, you're not confident that with the additional Border Patrol agents, you're going to be able to tackle the problem that we've got right now?
May 12, 2009
As you know, the administration has worked hard to break the cycle of requesting emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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.
May 12, 2009
I think I share Senator Byrd's concern that you have an unbelievable management task when you're talking about 208,000 people, 22 agencies...
May 12, 2009
I've often wondered if there was another way we could secure the border and deal with the 11 million or so illegal immigrants.
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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