A policy of ``America First'' doesn't just mean turning our backs on
our allies and partners. It may also mean turning our backs on some of
the world's most vulnerable people, with real consequences here at
home. The Executive order signed by President Trump just on Friday,
banning all refugees from the United States for 120 days, banning
refugees for 90 days from seven countries and indefinitely from Syria,
caused chaos and confusion at our airports and instilled concern--even
fear--in American families across our country. I have a key question today, introduced earlier by Senator Cardin,
the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, but not yet
answered: Where does Rex Tillerson stand on this Executive order? How
does he see it in our place in the world?
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