The overwhelming majority. of course. are women and children. Just as the unfortunate attacks of 911 required us to step up and lead. we are at that moment again where Members of Congress need to lead. This counterproductive bill would immediately shut down the resettlement of refugees from countries such as Syria and Iraq while significantly slowing downyes. shutting downour resettlement process in the future. But. of course. as Members of Congress. our first goal is keeping our country safe. We all are committed to that. and we do that each and every day. But preventing these people suffering the violence of warthe violence of warsends the wrong signal first to our allies. to our own country. And really. this is not consistent with our national security goals. Simply put. closing our doors to these refugees would really be a betrayal of our Nations most fundamental values. Mr. Speaker. the United States already has the lengthiest and most robust screening procedures in the world. Any refugees seeking to come to the United States go through a screening process that takes 18 to 24 months before they can even set foot on United States soil.
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