Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on President Biden Increasing Refugee Admissions for FY 2021
May 04, 2021
May 04, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 3, 2021, in response to President Joe Biden announcing he is increasing the maximum number of refugees admitted into the U.S. in 2021 to 62,500:
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"I applaud the Biden administration for honoring our moral obligation to raise the number of refugees allowed in the United States.
"While the previous adminis . . .
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"I applaud the Biden administration for honoring our moral obligation to raise the number of refugees allowed in the United States.
"While the previous adminis . . .