On the recordNovember 19, 2015
As a Christian, I have compassion and sympathy for the refugees in Syria. In fact, I visited with many of them in a refugee camp in Jordan, a camp that held about 120,000 Syrian refugees. We are criticized for not having compassion on this issue. Let me tell you, compassion cuts two ways. We should also be cognizant of the compassion we should show our fellow citizens here in America. That compassion is exemplified by using the good sense that God gave us in addressing this national security concern that our Nation faces. Our compassion should be, too, to make sure to the best of our abilities--and I think that is what this legislation does--is it says we are going to use the best of our abilities that no harm comes to our fellow countrymen. We should do everything we can to make sure that elements of evil are not introduced, due to our compassionate hearts, into the neighborhoods, the towns, the cities, and the States that we represent in this great Nation. We lock our doors, not because we hate the people on the outside. We lock our doors because we love the people on the inside. This legislation is a great first step to hit pause. Let's get this right for the people we serve in the great Nation that we swear to uphold and defend.
