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Mike Rounds: “We had a number of hearings on it in Congress in the…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Interview with South Dakota Senator on Trump Administration's Early Days and Key Issues

Published | Video Starts at 04:18

A lot of the security issues are waived, and we think that's the way that a lot of terrorists would try to get in. In fact, We had a number of hearings on it in Congress in the previous session about ways that we could improve the visa waiver program. And I know that the Obama administration had begun a process of reviewing that. I just hope they've got it completed and that they've patched a lot of the holes that were identified in that as well. (04:18–04:27)

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