Posted on 11/18/2015 7:00:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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.
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my vetting process would require that all refugees to be “Other Than Mooselim!!”
i wouldn’t be totally surprised if there were military people thinking coup.
Let him Veto!!! Then try to override him let the Dems be on record!!!!
he really hates America.
Please tell me again how Obonzo ISN’T a Muzzie.
Any way to impeach this Bozo?
So it creates accountability for the WH
Trump needs to start calling for Obama’s resignation. Forcefully. How could Biden be any worse?
Obama won’t be happy until all American women are wearing burkas and all American men are sporting jihad beards and wearing towels. This guy can’t do enough to support his muslim brothers.
So it creates accountability for the WH
“How could Biden be any worse?”
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For all of his faults Biden does not hate this country.
Big difference.
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noting he said nothing about “american” lives.
YES
Uh oh, he threatened a veto! Have the Republicans surrendered yet? After all, if they keep on pushing it, the New York Times might call them “racist”!!!!
Why in the world would he veto something like that?
All the more reason for the ‘Pubbies to pass the legislation. It makes every terrorist and every incident of “Sudden Jihad Syndrome” personally Obama’s.
And yet he will still blame the next terrorist attack in the U.S. on Bush.
“let the Dems be on record!!!!”
This will be the best club to beat them with, when Americans are killed later by jihadis.
Knowing that, they may break and overturn Obama’s veto.
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