Chairman. I move to strike tile requisite number of words. Mr. Speaker. I rise In support of this amendment. to raislm the visa refusal rate from 2 percent. to 3 percent to allow cliiens of Portugal ald Greece to partlclpate In the visa waiver pilot program. Since 1998. travelers from 26 countries have enjoyed tils programs privileges. These visitors have been allowed to travel to tile United States fo 90 days without it visa. Portugal ani Greece are the only countries In the European Union whose citizens must have visits in order to travel to the United States. Tlhls requirement.