but is it not true that biomet ric fingerprint, dna or some other system -- fingerprint being the most logical, from my perspective, that a fingerprint or other biometric exit system is what you need to have this system up and running? otherwise someone could walk out with a card that has nar name on it and biographical data but there would be no way to verify that the prn holding that card is the person that's actually exiting. >> senator, let me offer to have our staff come and brief you personally. it's enhanced biographic. it's not simply a card. i will make sure you get briefed on that. with the biometric, the issue is going to be -- and whether the congress wants to appropriate the money for whatever margin is left after the enhanced biographic. our plan and our plan to use the enhanced biographic as a platform for that is in final clearance. we'll share that with you as well. >> well, about a year ago i had an intense discussion along this subject with secretary ridge. they met with international stakeholders and it went on months and months and months and i insisted the only sy

can we do more on each side of the border such as biomet tricks to allow good people to across fastereasier. >> yeah, as i mentioned earlier, enhanced research in biometrics and advanced security screening between the agencies, all part of the program we put together with the obama administration. the principle is really very simple. it's how do we -- how do we increase the ability of ordinary businesses, ordinary travelers and tourists, friends and neighbors, to cross the border regularly and seamlessly while at the same time being able to identify risks and threats and identify them early and often away from the border, and for biometrics, information sharing, all part of the answer to that equation. i'm, you know, i'm of the strong view that, you know, we've seen this all over the place. i'm of the strong view that, you know, checking millions and millions of people, making them go through lineups, go through screening is not in and of itself an effective way to identify the potentially dangerous, and we have to have more sophisticated ways of doing that. >> well, i think you were