[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TERRORISM IS PLAGUING US ALL OVER THE WORLD

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate myself with the 
remarks made by the gentleman from Louisiana. Terrorism is plaguing us, 
not only in Europe--we are concerned about, naturally, our country, the 
United States of America, keeping it safe--but it is happening all over 
the world, in Europe, and in Africa. That is the reason the notion of 
Black lives matter has been raised.
  The African people are suffering from Boko Haram, which has aligned 
itself with ISIL as well. If we are going to fight terrorism in one 
place, we need to make sure we fight it everywhere.
  And let me just say, Mr. Speaker, that I am very concerned about the 
vote that was just taken today in terms of Syrian refugees. We were 
asked to have a pause. Well, if you don't feel that 18 to 24 months is 
a pause in getting into this country, passing a 13- to 14-mark 
checklist, by the time a 5-year-old gets into this country, he is 7.
  I think that the bill that was just voted on was flawed and miscued. 
We have a system in place that gives enough time and ample time to make 
sure that these people seeking asylum have the right to come here, as 
we have done throughout the history of this Nation.

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