September 13, 2005

Visas and Combating Terrorism

An oversight hearing was held to identify steps the Departments of State and Homeland Security have made since 9/11 to address gaps and vulnerabilities… read more

An oversight hearing was held to identify steps the Departments of State and Homeland Security have made since 9/11 to address gaps and vulnerabilities in the visa process. The first panel of government officials included a new report titled “Border Security: Strengthening Visa Process Would Benefit from Improvements in Staffing and Information Sharing.” The second panel of experts testified on progress made in homeland security since September 11, 2001. close

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James Jay Carafano Senior Research Fellow Heritage Foundation->Defense and Homeland Security
Elaine Dezenski Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of Homeland Security->Plans and Policy

Stephen A. "Tony" Edson Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting) Department of State->Visa Services
Clark Kent Ervin Director Aspen Institute->Homeland Security Program
Jess Ford Director Government Accountability Office->International Affairs and Trade
Susan Ginsburg Senior Counsel National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
John Lange Deputy Inspector General Department of State
John Daniel Morris Consul General (Former) United States->China
Christopher Shays U.S. Representative [R] Connecticut
Chris Van Hollen U.S. Representative [D] Maryland

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House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and Intl. Relations

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Program ID:: 188852-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 14, 2005 | 6:34am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Oct 13, 2005 | 2:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Sep 14, 2005 | 6:34am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Sep 16, 2005 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 13, 2005 | 2:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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