Singapore. and Hong Kong. use a biometric system now. This is proven. There are approximately 17 countries. Ending this failure has bipartisan support. My subcommitteethe Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interestheld a hearing on January 20 entitled "Why is the biometric exit traffic system still not in place?" During the hearing. we got promises from the administration but no commitment regarding when such a system would actually be deployed. Just a few weeks later. Secretary Johnson of Homeland Security made statements directing the Department of Homeland Security to begin implementation of the system at our airports by 2018begin the implementation by 2018.
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