Speaker, it has been a little more than a day since
our President addressed this body for the first time. Many of us hoped
that President Trump would finally lay out a positive vision for
America. Instead, the address flamed the fears about immigrants and
refugees. I invited Syrian refugee Bothina Matar as my guest to the joint
session to show our President that, despite false claims, refugees
approved through our vigorous vetting program simply want to live in
peace. After speaking with Bothina about her family's experience in Syria
and at a Jordanian refugee camp, it is clear that our refugee program
is successfully completing its mission. After Bothina and her family were first referred as potential
candidates for resettlement, they endured a rigorous 18-month-long
vetting process. Only then was the family offered the opportunity to
seek refuge in Dallas and put on the path to self-sufficiency.
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