Anne Richard and Islamic State

State Department: This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone The vote followed a testy exchange between lawmakers and State Department official Anne Richard as Republicans responded with incredulity to her assertion that there is only a very, very small threat of any of them being a terrorist, according to Globe and Mail. Some Republicans have asserted that some refugees could be militants bent on carrying out attacks against the United States, noting reports that at least one Paris attacker may have slipped into Europe among migrants registered in Greece. The measure, introduced this week following the Islamic State attacks in Paris last Friday that killed 129 people, was approved on a vote of 289 to 137, with 47 of Obama 188 fellow Democrats breaking with the White House to support the bill. The vote would give the bill the two-thirds majority the House would need to override a veto. Both houses would have to muster a two-thirds majority to override a veto. The measure now goes to the U.S. Senate, which also is controlled by the Republicans although their Senate majority is slimmer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.