White House threatens to veto bill to halt Syrian refugees

The Hill ^ | 18 Nov 2015 | Jordan Fabian

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The White House on Wednesday threatened to veto a House bill that would require additional security checks on Syrian refugees before they could be resettled in the United States.

"This legislation would introduce unnecessary and impractical requirements that would unacceptably hamper our efforts to assist some of the most vulnerable people in the world, many of whom are victims of terrorism," the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.

President Obama has engaged in a war of words with Republicans over allowing Syrian refugees entry into the country.

Republicans in the House and Senate have argued that in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks on Paris, there should be a "pause." The House is set to vote on legislation Thursday that would block any refugees from Syria or Iraq from being resettled in the U.S. unless the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Director of National Intelligence can certify to Congress that each person does not pose a security threat.

In its veto threat, the White House said the House bill "is untenable and would provide no meaningful additional security for the American people, instead serving only to create significant delays and obstacles" for people fleeing the conflict in Syria."

[Califreak]

I am looking for a website that has side by side comparisons

I know LC has blogged about it but I don’t recall any side by side pics.

[LucyT]

Article, # 58 , # 59 , # 61 .

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[SatinDoll]

I, too, would like photos side-by-side.