W.H.: Republicans ‘More Scared of the NRA’ than Protecting America from Terror

O DONNELL On the ░░░░░░░░ issue we have a ░░░░░░░░ NBC News survey that ░░░░░░░░ out The forty one ░░░░░░░░ of those questioned support ░░░░░░░░ idea of having Syrian ░░░░░░░░ admitted to the country ░░░░░░░░ to indecipherable And then ░░░░░░░░ we add that on ░░░░░░░░ the situation on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ where there was an ░░░░░░░░ vote including 47 Democrats ░░░░░░░░ wanted to have these ░░░░░░░░ restrictions on the vetting ░░░░░░░░ is the president not ░░░░░░░░ where the public is ░░░░░░░░ this issue EARNEST Kelly ░░░░░░░░ think we have made ░░░░░░░░ pretty strong case about ░░░░░░░░ what Congress did is ░░░░░░░░ going to do much ░░░░░░░░ improve our national security ░░░░░░░░ may make them feel ░░░░░░░░ in terms of making ░░░░░░░░ political argument but that ░░░░░░░░ unfortunate when we re ░░░░░░░░ about an issue as ░░░░░░░░ as our national security ░░░░░░░░ fact is the reason ░░░░░░░░ president continues to support ░░░░░░░░ refugee program is that ░░░░░░░░ who enter the United ░░░░░░░░ as a refugee are ░░░░░░░░ to more screening and ░░░░░░░░ vetting than anybody else ░░░░░░░░ enters the United States ░░░░░░░░ have to submit to ░░░░░░░░ background check they have ░░░░░░░░ submit to an in ░░░░░░░░ interview they have biometric ░░░░░░░░ biographical information that is ░░░░░░░░ and then run through ░░░░░░░░ wide range of databases ░░░░░░░░ are maintained by international ░░░░░░░░ organizations international law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense And only ░░░░░░░░ are they given the ░░░░░░░░ to enter the United ░░░░░░░░ Since 2011 when the ░░░░░░░░ in Syria broke out ░░░░░░░░ 22 000 Syrian individuals ░░░░░░░░ referred to the United ░░░░░░░░ to determine if they ░░░░░░░░ qualify for if you ░░░░░░░░ status and be admitted ░░░░░░░░ the United States These ░░░░░░░░ individuals who had already ░░░░░░░░ vetted by the United ░░░░░░░░ for consideration in this ░░░░░░░░ A little more than ░░░░░░░░ of them have been ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ an indication of just ░░░░░░░░ rigorous this process is ░░░░░░░░ it s why further ░░░░░░░░ that process with even ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy may be effective ░░░░░░░░ a political a piece ░░░░░░░░ political rhetoric but it ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ to improve the national ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ if Congress were actually ░░░░░░░░ in doing that they ░░░░░░░░ pass a law that ░░░░░░░░ someone from being on ░░░░░░░░ terrorist watch list from ░░░░░░░░ able to buy a ░░░░░░░░ That s what Congress ░░░░░░░░ do As people are ░░░░░░░░ around the Thanksgiving table ░░░░░░░░ about these issues as ░░░░░░░░ should and I am ░░░░░░░░ they will all across ░░░░░░░░ country that s an ░░░░░░░░ that should be raised ░░░░░░░░ asked by the members ░░░░░░░░ the table If we ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ discussion about national security ░░░░░░░░ s talk about some ░░░░░░░░ obvious things that Congress ░░░░░░░░ do One obvious thing ░░░░░░░░ Congress can do is ░░░░░░░░ a law that prevents ░░░░░░░░ who is on the ░░░░░░░░ watch list from being ░░░░░░░░ to buy a weapon ░░░░░░░░ s no reason I ░░░░░░░░ not sure why that ░░░░░░░░ even controversial I m ░░░░░░░░ sure why it hasn ░░░░░░░░ been done so far ░░░░░░░░ suspect however that has ░░░░░░░░ lot to do with ░░░░░░░░ fear the Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ the NRA.”