[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      SAFETY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the first value of 
American leadership is the safety and security of our citizens.
  While it is important to support those fleeing conflicts across the 
globe, the CIA Director's recent statements on the distinct possibility 
of additional attacks and the national security implications 
surrounding Syrian refugees at this point are too great to ignore.
  The FBI has also indicated that it is next to impossible to 
appropriately screen refugees. For this reason, I have called upon the 
President to place a hold on admitting refugees into the country.
  Additionally, I have joined with members of the Pennsylvania 
congressional delegation in requesting that Governor Tom Wolf also 
place a moratorium on accepting refugees into the Commonwealth.
  The House today will consider legislation that suspends refugee 
admissions until we assure that adequate screening security for threats 
is in place.
  We must not take any chances that could put our country at risk. This 
is the first in many steps that will provide Americans security, while 
also supporting our long-term humanitarian tradition in this country.
  I encourage my colleagues to support the SAFE Act that will be on the 
floor later this morning.

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