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Washington
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
following
statement
after
voting
“no”
on
the
trillion
dollar-spending
package
passed
by
Congress
today.
“Most
importantly,
today’s
omnibus
did
not
address
the
question
of
Syrian
refugees
in
any
meaningful
manner.
This
was
the
best
opportunity
Congress
had
to
reach
some
sort
of
consensus
on
the
matter,
and
this
deal
flat
fails
to
do
so.
I
truly
believe
that
by
failing
to
put
meaningful
controls
on
the
refugee
program
and
ensure
fail-safe
background
checks
on
Syrians,
we
are
putting
our
national
security
at
risk.
Additionally,
since
coming
to
Congress
I
have
consistently
voted
against
stopgap
spending
bills
that
do
not
address
our
nation’s
fiscal
issues
or
address
the
President’s
reckless
agenda.
Today
Congress
busted
spending
caps
and
allowed
the
EPA’s
regulatory
state
to
continue.”
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