Senate measure proposes $2 entry fee hike

Published June 24, 2014 7:24pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel moved on Tuesday to increase the fee paid by travelers who enter the U.S. by commercial sea and air carriers by $2.

The provision would be used to pay for 1,000 new Customs agents and is attached to a $47 billion measure funding the budget of the Homeland Security Department.

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