“The Majority Leader of the Senate has given us a commitment that they will address this issue early in 2016 as well,” Ryan said. “So, the bill we sent over there, we have a commitment from the Senate that they will bring up the refugee issue and that they will have a full debate on refugees.”
In October, President Barack Obama announced the United States would accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in 2016. The decision cause widespread opposition among lawmakers, state governors and the general public, primarily because of security concerns.
On Monday, advocacy group Judicial Watch sued the US government to reveal how the Obama administration plans to resettle the Syrian refugees.
Ryan said the forthcoming debate in the Senate is the regular way of how Congress addresses issues.
“You pass a bill from the House, you bring up one on the Senate, and the Senate has committed to bringing up the refugee issue and to address it in regular order,” Ryan said.
On Tuesday, advocacy group Federation for American Immigration Reform Media Director Ira Mehlman told Sputnik the US process for probing refugees coming to the United States has big gaps that prevent authorities from completing full background checks.
