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Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
SUBCOMMITTEE IS MEETING TODAY TO HEAR TESTIMONY REGARDING THE EXPLOITATION OF REFUGEE PROGRAMS BY TERRORISTS. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO TODAY'S...
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| 00:06:39 |
Hahn, Janice K - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TODAY AS WELL AS THE COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE TODAY IN THIS CAPACITY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PANEL FOR APPEARING BEFORE US IN PROVIDING...
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| 00:10:06 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
BEFORE THE RECORD REPLACE WITH THREE DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES BEFORE US ON THE SUPPORT TOPIC. LET ME ASSURE DESCENT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. FROM MY LAST...
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| 00:13:16 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE AND UPDATE YOU ON STEPS WERE TAKEN TO INCREASE SECURITY AT THE U.S....
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| 00:17:20 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
TESTIMONY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY THAT THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM...
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| 00:23:06 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
QUESTIONS. LET ME BEGIN FIRST WITH THE RECOGNITION THAT WE'VE HAD SOME 60,000 IRAQI REFUGEES RESETTLED IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 2007. WHAT COMFORT CAN...
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| 00:24:22 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
TO RESETTLE IN IRAQI REFUGEES IS STEADFAST AND CONDUCT IN THIS PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMANITARIAN WAY AS WELL AS THE SECURITY EFFORT...
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| 00:28:07 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL RESPONSE. AND I WOULD INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO AND MORE TIME ON THIS ONE. I WOULD SAY OPERATIONALLY...
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| 00:30:07 |
Scalici, Dawn - Deputy Undersecretary
LARGE-SCALE PROCESS WITH THE IRAQI REFUGEES BEGAN, CERTAINLY THE SECURITY PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE OF THE TIME WERE VERY STRONG, BUT WE HAVE LEARNED...
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| 00:32:28 |
Hahn, Janice K - U.S. Representative, [D] California
SIMPLE. IN MY OPENING TESTIMONY I TALKED ABOUT THE IRAQI REFUGEES AND HOW THERE WAS INFORMATION AVAILABLE EARLIER THAT MIGHT HAVE LED US TO BELIEVE...
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| 00:33:46 |
Scalici, Dawn - Deputy Undersecretary
THEY MADE THEIR ORIGINAL APPLICATION ABOUT THE REFUGEE PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES, THE BIOGRAPHIC AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE...
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| 00:37:17 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. AND IT IS A TREMENDOUSLY COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE RELATIONSHIP THAT WILL HELP US MAKE BETTER DECISIONS WITH REFUGEE...
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| 00:40:28 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THAT PARALLELS THE AURORA PROGRAM IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM. AGAIN, THAT WAS LEGISLATED BY CONGRESS. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WORK...
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| 00:42:27 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE IN THIS CONSIDERATION AND THOSE WHO DON'T PRESENT A RISK. EXPLAINING HOW YOU IDENTIFY WHEN AND HOW SOMEONE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS...
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| 00:42:43 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
PLACE. >> SURE, THAT IS MORE THAN THE PROCESS TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE FOR THE SETTLEMENT. FRANKLY, OUR LARGEST PARTNER IS THE U.N. COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES....
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| 00:48:48 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
IN SEVERAL WAYS TO ADDRESS THOSE HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS AND THOSE WHO WORKED SIDE-BY-SIDE DIRECTLY BY THE U.S. AND THE U.S. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS....
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| 00:52:07 |
Hahn, Janice K - U.S. Representative, [D] California
PROGRAM WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE AND AMERICANS. NO ONE. >> I THINK THAT -- I KNOW WHAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE...
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| 00:52:52 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
PROGRAM THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE, AS WE HAVE SET IN SAID IN THE PAST YEAR, AT SIMILAR LEVELS. I THINK THE QUESTION WILL BE PROBABLY WHAT...
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| 00:53:42 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE INTERPRETATION OF SEQUESTRATION WILL NOT DOES THE FACT APPROPRIATED FUNDS, BUT OTHER ONES AS WELL. AND THAT IS A COMPLICATED...
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| 00:54:19 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THING. >> I APPRECIATE AS WELL, THERE ARE SO MANY ASPECTS TO THIS HEARING. I OPENED BY IDENTIFYING THIS LOOK INTO THE PAST. CONTINUING INSTABILITY AS...
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| 00:55:49 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
THAT HANDLE? >> I CAN TALK BRIEFLY AND I WILL HAVE TO TURN IT OVER TO HER COLLEAGUES. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH ALL LAW-ENFORCEMENT...
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| 00:56:31 |
Scalici, Dawn - Deputy Undersecretary
INTELLIGENCE. CERTAINLY, INFORMATION IS IMMEDIATELY SHARED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR CONSIDERATION WHEN ACTION IS APPROPRIATE. I DO KNOW THAT...
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| 00:57:30 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
UNITED STATES, AROUND THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE AND PROVIDE INITIAL SUPPORT. LARGELY IN THOSE INITIAL PLACES. OF COURSE, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT TONIGHT....
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| 00:58:54 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
INTELLIGENCE. >> IN 2007, THERE WAS VERY VIGOROUS VETTING. THE DOD FINGERPRINT CHECKS, THEY WERE PART OF THE PROCESS. FROM DAY ONE AND 2007. AS WERE...
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| 01:01:01 |
Hahn, Janice K - U.S. Representative, [D] California
TRACKING THESE REFUGEES WHEN THEY COME HERE. WHAT DO WE HAVE OF OBLIGATION IN THE YEAR TO SHOW UP SOMEWHERE AND REAPPLY. DO WE KNOW IF THAT HAPPENS,...
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| 01:02:18 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
NOT TALKING OF REFUGEES WHO COME TO THE UNITED STATES. THEY HAVE GONE TO VIGOROUS VETTING BEFORE THEY ARRIVE. WE DO NOT TREAT HIM AS A SUSPECT CLASS....
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| 01:03:19 |
Hahn, Janice K - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THESE PEOPLE AS SUSPECTS OR CRIMINALS. I THINK THE ISSUE IS THE INFORMATION IF THERE IS ANY TALK GOING FORWARD OF A BETTER WAY KEEP TRACK OF THE REFUGEES....
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| 01:04:05 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
REFUGEE APPLICANTS. AND WE INCLUDE THOSE. WHETHER WE SEE THE SAME IDENTITY FOR THE COST OF BIOMETRICS. [INAUDIBLE] >> MR. BARTLETT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN...
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| 01:04:47 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
ADVISORY OPINION, WHAT INDIVIDUALS, AS YOU ARE DOING, THE PRESCREENING, AS IT SEEMS TO BRING A HIGHER LEVEL OF SCRUTINY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT A SECURITY...
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| 01:05:23 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
INFORMATION IS CLASSIFIED AND WHAT IS SUITABLE FOR AN OPEN HEARING. FOR THE SECURITY ADVISORY OPINION CHECK,. >> IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT...
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| 01:10:39 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
LOGICAL QUESTION IN SOMEONE'S BACKGROUND. >> YES, SIR. THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ON REFUGEE APPLICANTS DOES VARY IN CERTAIN REGARDS. ONE IS THAT...
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| 01:15:37 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
SCREENING EFFORT. CERTAINLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WE HAVE VERY STRONG PARTNERS. AND WE HAVE MAJOR PARTNERS LOCATED IN JORDAN. WE HAVE MAJOR PARTNERS LOCATED...
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| 01:16:53 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
YEAR, WE WILL KEEP THE RESOURCES OF ALL THE PROGRAM PARTNERS INTO ACCOUNT. OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR TWO YEARS, WITH REGARDS FOR PARTNERS IN...
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| 01:17:35 |
Scalici, Dawn - Deputy Undersecretary
HAVE IN PLACE FOR CHECKS OF ALL OF THE REFUGEE APPLICANTS. WE HAVE WORKED ACROSS THE INTERAGENCY WITH THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES...
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| 01:21:59 |
Strack, Barbara - Chief
WHEN WE LAUNCHED LARGE-SCALE PROCESSING OF THE IRAQI PROGRAM IN 2007, WE RECOGNIZE THE COMPELLING COMPELLING HUMANITARIAN NEED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME...
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| 01:23:01 |
Bartlett, Lawrence F. - Director
IN PLACE. AND FOR THE RECOGNITION THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SECURITY SCREENING PROCESS NOT ONLY PROTECTS...
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| 01:23:23 |
Meehan, Patrick L. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
THE HEARING WITH THE SAME OBSERVATION THAT I MADE AT THE OUTSET. TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. A CHALLENGING ISSUE IN WHICH WE BALANCE THINGS...
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