Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31), along with his Texas Republican colleagues, joined Governor Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in sending a letter to President Obama regarding the Syrian Refugee crisis. The letter calls into question the handling of the Syrian refugee crisis by the administration given the stated intention by ISIS to infiltrate and exploit the program to carry out attacks on the west.

“Texas acceptsmore refugees than any other state in our nation and the President is not living up to his requirements to routinely consult and engage State and local governments on resettlements,” said Rep. Carter. “I will not stand by and allow these terrorists to infiltrate our homeland. We must take the fight to them, to their home base, and destroy their operations. We cannot, and I will not, allow them to bring the fight to American soil. That is why I am in support of stricter oversight of our refugee program and blocking refugees from Syria and Iraq from coming to America. The President is failing, and by doing so is putting our nation at risk.”

The full text of the letter is available by visiting: http://mccaul.house.gov/sites/mccaul.house.gov/files/2016-06-22%20F%20Syrian%20Refugee%20TX%20Del.pdf

Rep. Carter represents Texas District 31, which includes Fort Hood, the largest military installation in the free world. He serves as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, is on the Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. 

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