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On the recordNovember 18, 2015
This measure sets unreasonable clearance standards that the Department of Homeland Security cannot meet and, thereby, would halt refugee resettlement in the United States.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers argues the bill imposes unrealistic standards that would stop refugee resettlement.

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