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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Why I voted in favor of Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017

Congressman Daniel Webster
Congressman Daniel Webster

On Tuesday, June 6, I voted in favor of H.R. 2213, the Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017.

This bill allows the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the pre-employment polygraph for candidates that are either (1) state and local law enforcement polygraph examination in the last ten years and are not under investigation or guilty of misconduct, (2) Federal law enforcement officers who have at least three consecutive years of experience, hold a current Tier 4 or Tier 5 background investigation, and are not under investigation or guilty of misconduct, or (3) members of the Armed Services or veterans with at least three years in the military, have held a security clearance in the last 5 years, hold or have held a current Tier 4 or Tier 5 background investigation, and have not been dishonorable discharged.

Congressman Daniel Webster represents The Villages in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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A Village of Hadley resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says he is trying to get to the bottom of the reason for the problems at golf courses in The Villages.

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A reader from Summerfield says that The Villages has done a great job of reeling in businesses, but can’t seem to land a Trader Joe’s.

Here’s the Secret Recipe when it comes to The Villages

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Vietnam veterans grateful for community support

An official with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1036 is grateful for community support. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Serious top-down management failure in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Collier resident has been studying the golf course crisis in The Villages and has concluded there has been a serious top-down management failure.