The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 will make travel to the U.S. moreexpensive, thereby encouraging would-be tourists to stay at home orspend their money on a trip to another country.
This November's presidential election has already turned into aheated confrontation involving issues that are important to theAmerican public. Yet one critical concern-homelandsecurity-continues to receive scant attention from either majorparty candidate. The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks should remindboth campaigns that the issue of homeland security cannot beignored.
Congress should not destroy the Visa Waiver Program by institutingunworkable requirements. Doing so would decrease security andalienate our allies while battering America's already-damagedeconomy.
On November 12, senior House Republican leaders sent a letter toHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to amend the rule that governs how committees are organized. This letter is a positivestep toward changing the chaotic system of congressional oversightof homeland security.