WASHINGTON, DC - Na tuuina mai e le Peresetene ma le Pule Sili o le US Travel Association, Roger Dow, le faamatalaga lea i le aso, e lagolago ai le pili a le sui tauva o Candice Miller's (R-MI) - le Visa Waiver Program faaleleia & Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (HR 158):

"Ua leva ona lagolagoina e le afioaga femalagaaʻi le pili a le Rep. Candice Miller mo le faamalosia o le Polokalame Visa Waiver ma faaleleia le saogalemu o le tatou atunuu e ala i le faafitia o le au faatupu faalavelave i Amerika. Matou te patipatia le taʻitaʻi sili o Kevin McCarthy ma le sui o Michael McCaul mo le latou taʻitaʻi i le talanoaina o se mataupu faigata i se auala e fausia i luga o le taua taua o le VWP e ala i le faʻaleleia atili o se ua maeʻa polokalama.

"E ui lava i le taufaamataʻu talu ai nei i le olaola o le polokalame, sa matou saili ia avea ma se paaga fausia i le Konekeresi ma le pulega. Matou te faʻafetaia lava ma faʻaaloalo o lo tatou alamanuia agavaʻa na sailia ma iloiloina i le taimi o nei pisi talanoaga.

"Toeititi ono masina talu ai, na matou lagolagoina ai le Komiti a le Maota i luga o le Homeland Security i luga o le tulafono, ma sa matou fiafia e fesoasoani faʻatasi lagolago talu mai lena taimi.

"O lenei tulafono taufaaofi o loʻo aiaia ai mo ni gaioiga mautu, mautu e faʻateleina ai le saogalemu o le atunuʻu ma faʻaitiitia ai le taufaamataʻu i tagatanuʻu o Amerika. E faʻamautinoaina le sili atu faʻamatalaga-faʻasoaina i va o atamai ma tulafono faʻamalosia ofisa. E manaʻomia le siakiina o tagata femalagaaʻi e faʻasaga i nofoaga faʻamaumauga a le INTERPOL e faʻailoa ai tagata femalagaaʻi maualuga. E faʻafaigata ai i le au faʻasotoma ona faʻasese o latou faʻamaoniga e ala i le manaʻomia o ni pepelo-e-tusifolau e le pepelo, o loʻo iai faʻamatalaga biometric. E faʻamalosia le US security agents e faʻatautaia faʻataʻamilomilo iloiloga o atunuʻu VWP. Ma e manaʻomia e le Matagaluega o le Puipuiga a le Atunuʻu le faʻamalosia o ana siaki i tua.

"Ile amataga o osofaiga a le au faatupu faalavelave i Pale, na avatu ai foi ile pili a le Rep. Miller, e maua ai tali lelei e faaleleia ai le saogalemu o Amerika. Nai lo le fusiina o tulivae-jerk tali atu lea e taufaʻamataʻu e toe faʻafoʻi tatou, o lenei pili e faʻaleleia ai se gaioiga ua uma ona faia taua taua i le taua faasaga i faiga faʻaterorisi.

“A oʻo mai i femalagaiga ma turisi, e leai se mea e sili atu lona taua nai lo le saogalemu. Matou te aioi atu i le Konekeresi e faʻatulafono lenei tulafono. "

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Michael McCaul for their leadership in addressing a complex issue in a way that builds on the essential value of the VWP by further enhancing an already strong program.
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Rather than embracing a knee-jerk reaction that threatens to set us back, this bill improves a process that is already making vital contributions to the fight against terrorism.