President Obama would veto a House bill aimed at temporarily halting a resettlement program for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, the administration announced Wednesday.
Calling the legislation,”untenable,” a statement from the Obama Administration said the House legislation would not increase national security but would “create significant delays and obstacles in the fulfillment of a vital program that satisfies both humanitarian and national security objectives.”
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The House is planning to vote on the bill Thursday and the bill is expected to pass.
It would ban new Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the country unless federal intelligence and Homeland Security officials certify the entrants don’t pose a security risk.
The bill was drafted in response to the Paris terrorist attacks last week, which were carried out by at least one person who entered Greece posing as a refugee.
In the statement, the Obama Administration argued the bill would “divert resources” from existing vetting programs, which are “evolving” and “improving.”
