{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=7762D78E-1EEA-4B08-AEB5-E6026284FC20", "Thune, Noem: U.S. Should Hit \"Pause Button\" On Plans For Syrian Refugees", "2015-11-18", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Kristi Noem", "N000184", "noem.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "KDLT \r\n\tSouth Dakota's Congressional delegation is speaking out against plans for Syrian refugees potentially coming to America.\r\nThe U.S. House is set to vote tomorrow on a bill that would increase screening for refugees before they enter the United States. The bill would add a new requirement for FBI background checks. Rep. Kristi Noem says she supports the bill.\r\nPresident Obama is vowing to veto the bill. The White House says the legislation would introduce \"unnecessary and impractical requirements\" that would harm efforts to assist some of the world's most vulnerable people.\r\nThe President has pledged to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees.\r\nBut Sen. John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem say the U.S. needs to hit the \"pause button\" before allowing refugees into the country, at least for now.\r\n\"Until we find out what what is currently being done, what kind of risks are out there, how serious the vetting process is for people who are coming to this country, I think it's appropriate for us to at least have some sort of suspension or moratorium until we get a better handle on it.,\" said Sen. Thune.\r\n\"I think we need to put a pause on bringing refugees into the U.S. until we can fully vet them and know that we are not bringing in terrorists when we give a home to refugees that are seeking some comfort and protection,\" said Rep. Noem.\r\nThe federal government controls resettlement programs.\r\nDespite dozens of governors across the U.S. saying they will not accept Syrian refugees, states have no authority to bar refugees from moving to their jurisdictions.\r\nGovernor Dennis Daugaard's office says South Dakota has not received any Syrian refugees and doesn't believe any will be sent to the state.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://noem.house.gov/index.cfm/in-the-news?ContentRecord_id=7762D78E-1EEA-4B08-AEB5-E6026284FC20"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.071439055725932, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}