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Costa Votes to Improve Americans' Safety

Press Release

By: Jim Costa
By: Jim Costa
Date: Dec. 8, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Immigration

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act. Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement after H.R. 158 passed the House by a recorded vote of 407-19.

"Protecting and defending American citizens from all enemies, foreign and domestic is my first responsibility, and modifying the current Visa Waiver Program will improve our continuing efforts to keep Americans safe," said Rep. Costa. "The legislation passed today enforces much stricter guidelines on individuals who would like to visit the United States and will make it more difficult for terrorists to use false identities. While this bipartisan legislation is a strong step forward in keeping terrorists out of the country, we must continue to work together in developing and implementing a long-term comprehensive plan to combat terrorism and terrorist supporters."

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