Conference of Catholic Bishops. from the Episcopalians. the Lutherans. the Methodists. the Presbyterians. the evangelicals. and Jewish groups. I join them in saying that the Republican bill before the House today fails to meet our values and fails to strengthen the security of the American people. Families in Syria and Iraq are desperately trying to escape ISIS gruesome campaign of torture. rape. violence. and terror of the Assad regime. The Republican bill before the House today severely handicaps the refugee settlement in the future in our country. It slams that door again on desperate mothers and children who are fleeing ISIS unspeakable violence. As Leith Anderson.