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That is gone to be a part of getting this done. Can we have that within two weeks . We can try. We need to get that in two weeks. I appreciate you pushing for the specifics. I mentioned it is my intention to be moving this proposal in a relatively direct manner. We dont have a lot of legislative days before we can we conclude for mid july. I would reiterate the requests from senator wyden and ask that you be most expeditious with these next two weeks. Lets turn to senator gardner. Sen. Gardner thanks for holding this hearing and welcome to the committee. Murkowski. O chairman to address this i...

We have an obligation and thats safety and security of the homeland. Theres going to be handoff between the various agencies. How do we make sure with this increased workload and increased pressure to help the refugees that we dont make a mistake that could potentially put our homeland at risk . And ill start with anybody in the agency. Maybe Homeland Security. I was concerned of the numbers and well go to the security. Just to be clear, yes, we are our goal, whatever you want to call it for physical year is 85,000. Within the 85,000 we are thriving to admit ten thousand syrians. That is not a...

Regarding the Security Checks. We will not cut corners. The Security Check requirements were developed in the inner agency with the consultation and expertise of the fbi, our dhs partners, and the Intelligence Community partners and the security regime was set up with all that input. And i have heard no discussion of making any cuts to it for any reason. I would like to point out that the grant grants of Refugee Status are discretionary so that if there is a doubt, the case is referred for further review and if theres a National Security concern, that individuals application is denied. As the ...

Has acknowledged they do not perform oversight of these programs. Remarkably, a similar argument for collection under these programs is marked by the arguments under the section 215 program. This is the promise of big data. This is the Technology Age in which we live. What it means is that massive amounts of information can now be collected in order to anticipate threats and to anticipate individuals who might engage in wrongdoing. That approach is what the founders rejected. While information is being collected under foreign intelligence authorities, in certain circumstances, it may be used a...

Then it said it planned to accept a floor of 85,000 refugees and at least 100,000 next year. Once here with Refugee Status those individuals can claim any job and collect any federal welfare benefit. Recent statistics from the department of health and Human Services office of Refugee Resettlement indicate that 75 of refugees receive food stamps and more than half receive Free Health Care and cash benefits. For refugees from the middle east the numbers are even higher. More than 90 of recent middle eastern refugees draw food stamps and about 70 receive Free Health Care and cash welfare. Refugee...