Issue Position: Homeland Security

Issue Position

Within weeks of taking office, Barry was appointed to a special task force to combat terrorism and foreign fighter travel. Through his tireless work, this task force uncovered numerous areas of vulnerability in our fight against radical Islamist terrorism. Immediately, Barry and the other members of the task force, began addressing these problems including closing holes in the State Department's Visa Waiver Program, which could be exploited by foreign fighters trying to enter the U.S. Within months, Congress and the President acted on these recommendations, and the reforms are now law.

American citizens, the government, and our military are growing evermore dependent on technology, and it is important that support systems that provide connectivity and information; such as our cellular phone network, the Internet, weather and GPS satellites are state-of-the-art and protected from disruption of service.

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