They have now found permanent freedom in
Vermont. These good people endured all of this hardship to do what all
parents strive to do--protect their children from harm. Madam Speaker, I wish President Trump were with me last Thursday in
Rutland to meet the al-Hallaks and the Khatibs. Do we really fear these
families when they have been so rigorously vetted? I wish President Trump were with me to meet the generous people of
Rutland. They had good questions about the refugee program--its cost
and their security. Yet, Madam Speaker, unlike President Trump, the
folks in Rutland never, never wanted to ban Muslims and welcome only
Christians.