President Obama threatened late Wednesday to veto legislation aimed at improving screening for Syrian refugees, potentially putting the White House and Congress on a collision course in a matter of days.
The veto threat came as the House was preparing the bill -- which sets high hurdles for refugee admission including FBI background checks and sign-offs by top officials -- for floor action as early as Thursday. In a committee meeting, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, accused the president of confusing the public about the intentions of the legislation.
Moments later, the White House issued a statement defending the current screening process and claiming the changes called for under the bill would create "significant delays and obstacles" for the existing vetting program.
"Given the lives at stake and the critical importance to our partners in the Middle East and Europe of American leadership in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis ... [Obama] would veto the bill," the White House said.
But House Republicans touted the legislation as a common-sense answer to security concerns.
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10 comments:
Always at odds is very telling.When everyone is at odds with me I rethink my stand on whatever it is.His last year in office is gonna be a continuous battle with the will of the people.That is a pathetic position for an elected official to take.
He is really and truly evil.
If it passes Obama will ignore it. On the other hand, it is nice to see Congress putting partisan politics aside for a moment to actually try to accomplish something.
It's time for Congress to override this moron. We can not continue to allow this impostor to destroy our Country.
10:44 unfortunately they will not because many of the republicans in office are not much better. The few, very few, good ones are demonized by the others.
I am SOOOOOOOOOOO tired of reading/hearing about this demonic person. I will BE so happy when he, and his family, vacate the White House!
Time to bring that illegal Muslim from Kenya up on long overdue charges of treason.
Anonymous said...
Always at odds is very telling.When everyone is at odds with me I rethink my stand on whatever it is.His last year in office is gonna be a continuous battle with the will of the people.That is a pathetic position for an elected official to take.
November 20, 2015 at 9:59 AM
What does it remind you of? How about Barrie Tilghman and Jim Ireton! What do they all have in common? They are Democrats.
Anonymous said...
10:44 unfortunately they will not because many of the republicans in office are not much better. The few, very few, good ones are demonized by the others.
November 20, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Please tell me who are the very few??
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I am SOOOOOOOOOOO tired of reading/hearing about this demonic person. I will BE so happy when he, and his family, vacate the White House!
November 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM
He needs to vacate the White House and occupy the Big House.
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