[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ISIS IS NOT CONTAINED

  (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, ISIS is not contained. It is not enough to 
try and contain terrorists in the Middle East. They have proven capable 
of a global reach.
  Mere hope isn't going to win this, nor is sporadic, short-term 
planning. American leadership and an international coalition are 
required.
  The U.S. should move to indefinitely suspend resettling Syrian 
refugees here. The records simply do not exist in a war-torn Syria to 
properly vet individuals with needed confidence.
  All involved will be better served with an established safe haven in 
the Middle East and addressing the root cause that provides a motive 
for people to leave their own homeland.
  Our first responsibility is to protect our Nation. No one wants to 
fight this war here. The world must defeat this ideology and its 
evildoers at their doorstep, not ours.
  Our Nation recognizes that we need a short- and a long-term strategy, 
a smart use of force, and a greater commitment to victory. Eliminating 
the threat we face from the enemies of freedom is the challenge of this 
generation of Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, our children are counting on us.

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