We Can't Go Back To Pre-9/11 Security System, Says Senator

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) says that she is a firm supporter of the PASS ID act, which is intended to replace the REAL ID Act of 2005. Like the REAL ID Act, PASS ID would shift the authority of the states over identification to the federal level. However, Collins has some concerns because she does not want to see the country's security revert back to the way it was before the attacks on 9/11. (0:32)
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PASS ID Offers Solutions And Meets 9/11 Recommendations, Says Expert

David Quam, Federal Relations Director of the National Governors Association, says that PASS ID, an ID program that would shift the authority of the states over identification to the federal level, offers solutions to the problems posed by REAL ID. He also says it meets the 9/11 recommendations of the 9/11 Committee where REAL ID fails. Quam also says that PASS ID is important because Americans want identification that represents exactly who they are. (0:39)
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Napolitano: Replacing REAL ID Act Just Makes Sense

In a hearing to discuss reforming the REAL ID Act of 2009, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says that the PASS ID Act "just makes sense," and will fix the flaws of the REAL ID. (0:21)
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