Follow @LynnSweet WASHINGTON – Fueled by GOP votes — and unusually strong Democratic support — the House on Thursday set what may be an impossibly high bar to admit Syrian and Iraqi refugees, while the more pressing security problems are lax visa standards. In the wake of the Paris attacks last week, concerns of the U.S. accepting those refugees fleeing wars have become a hot issue. The House sprinted through a measure toughening refugee screening standards on a 289-137 vote, with 47 Democrats, including Illinois Democrats Dan Lipinski and Cheri Bustos breaking with the Obama...
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