[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      ISIS TROLL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, terror has come to my hometown of 
Houston, Texas.
  Yesterday, the FBI arrested 24-year-old Omar Saeed Al Hardan, a 
Palestinian born in Iraq who came to the U.S. as a refugee. He has been 
indicted for providing support to ISIS, a terrorist organization.
  Al Hardan applied for full citizenship, and when he did, he lied on 
his application, saying he wasn't associated with terrorist 
organizations. The evidence shows that he is a troll for ISIS. Prior to 
coming to America, he had been trained to operate machine guns.
  The administration says that the 31 State Governors who want to turn 
away unvetted refugees have no right to refuse them. That is why 
Senator Cruz and I have introduced the State Refugee Security Act of 
2015. This legislation will give State Governors the right, under the 
10th Amendment, to deny the entrance of unvetted refugees to their 
State.
  Congress must take immediate action to support those States that have 
refused to participate in the refugee resettlement program because of 
serious security concerns.
  This case shows that the FBI Director was right. America cannot 
properly vet refugees. The interest of foreign refugees should not be 
more important than the safety of citizens in the United States.
  And that is just the way it is.

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