Distrust with President Obama's approach to terrorism boiled over today (November 19, 2015), as a bipartisan House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to "pause" his plans to resettle Syrian refugees in the United States for at least one year, according to the Washington Times website.
Nearly four dozen Democrats joined Republicans to defy a White House veto threat and pass the bill, which siphons final decision-making powers over refugee admissions from Obama's control and instead requires chiefs of the FBI, Homeland Security, and national intelligence -- all congressionally confirmed positions -- to personally vouch for each refugee.
The vote proved an embarrassment for Obama, who called on Capitol Hill to "settle down" and accused lawmakers of being anti-Muslim and lacking compassion. But the lawmakers -- mindful of the Paris terrorist attacks last week that killed at least 129 innocent people and planned by a Syrian Muslim "refugee" -- insisted that precautions were essential to prevent similar attacks from occurring in the United States.
"The American public has very little faith in this administration," Rep. Ken Buck, Colorado Republican, told administration officials who were on Capitol Hill to try to sway lawmakers just ahead of the refugee vote.
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