Blue Dog Democrats Will Buck Obama and Back GOP Refugee Bill
Bucking President Obama and party leaders, Blue Dog Democrats will support GOP legislation to bolster security checks on Syrian and Iraqi refugees, the group announced Wednesday evening.
“In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris, we must step back and reassess our existing procedures for admitting and monitoring refugees from Iraq and Syria,” Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) said in a statement.
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