Q&A: REAL ID
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Q: What is REAL ID? A: Two decades ago, the 9/11 Commission issued recommendations to enhance ID verification systems following the horrific attacks in 2001 that killed thousands of Americans on U.S. soil. Its report underscored why Congress beefed up national standards, "For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons." The terrorists used multiple state-forms of ident . . .
Q: What is REAL ID? A: Two decades ago, the 9/11 Commission issued recommendations to enhance ID verification systems following the horrific attacks in 2001 that killed thousands of Americans on U.S. soil. Its report underscored why Congress beefed up national standards, "For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons." The terrorists used multiple state-forms of ident . . .