House Vote Gives GOP the Upper Hand in Refugee Fight

Government Executive: The House bill pausing Syrian refugee resettlements into the U.S. may never become law, but a strong bipartisan House vote all but assures the issue will resurface after the Thanksgiving break with Republicans in a position of strength.

With 47 Democrats joining all but two Republicans to pass the bill to require executive branch officials to certify every Syrian refugee before they can be admitted into the country, Democratic leaders will be hard pressed to make the case that similar legislation is a poison pill if it is attached to an upcoming must pass omnibus spending bill.

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