,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g  
7legislative day1 ,february #f71 #bjag  
,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mrs4         
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,booker1   
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,warren1 
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4        
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,udall1
 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4        
,bennet1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,franken1
 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4        
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4         
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4       
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and 
,mr4 ,schumer7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that the ,united ,states    
should remain a global leader in        
welcoming and providing refuge to       
refugees and asylum seekers and that no 

person should be banned from entering   
the ,united ,states because of their    
nationality1 race1 ethnicity1 religion1 
sexual orientation1 gender identity1 or 
gender4  ,whereas the ,united ,states is
 a country founded on the principles of 
religious and political freedom2        
,whereas hateful rhetoric against       
refugees and asylum seekers betrays the 
principles on which the ,united ,states 
was founded2 ,whereas for centuries1    
people from around the world have sought
 refuge in the ,united ,states in       
pursuit of freedom and protection for   
themselves and their families2 ,whereas 
people often seek refuge and asylum in  
the ,united ,states to flee war1 armed  
conflict1 violence1 and religious1      
ethnic1 and political persecution2      
,whereas refugees and asylum seekers    
have been welcomed by towns1 cities1 and
 ,states across the ,united ,states2    
,whereas refugees and asylum seekers    
have made their new communities stronger
 and more vibrant and have positively   

contributed to the betterment of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has a moral obligation to ensure
 that people fleeing violence and       
persecution are protected2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states ,senate should continue 
its legacy of bipartisan leadership on  
refugees and asylum seekers2 ,whereas a 
ban or halt on resettlement may result  
in prolonged and indefinite family      
separation2 ,whereas executive actions  
targeting refugees and asylum seekers   
could place these most vulnerable       
populations at serious risk of death or 
injury2 and ,whereas refugees are the   
most thoroughly screened and vetted     
entrants to the ,united ,states1        
undergoing multiple security checks by  
the ,department of ,defense1 the        
,department of ,homeland ,security1 the 
,department of ,state1 the ,federal     
,bureau of ,investigation1 and the      
,national ,counterterrorism ,center3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that-- 7#a7 it 
is the sense of the ,senate that--  7,a7

 the ,united ,states should remain a    
global leader in welcoming and providing
 refuge to refugees and asylum seekers2 
and  7,b7 no person should be banned    
from entering the ,united ,states       
because of their nationality1 race1     
ethnicity1 religion1 sexual orientation1
 gender identity1 or gender2  7#b7 the  
,executive order titled ,protecting the 
,nation ,from ,foreign ,terrorist ,entry
 ,into the ,united ,states issued by the
 ,president on ,january #bg1 #bjag1     
undermines the national interest of the 
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 the ,senate  
directs the ,secretary of the ,senate to
 transmit an enrolled copy of this      
resolution to the ,president1 the       
,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of 
,defense1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security1 the ,attorney ,general1 the  
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 and the ,director of    
,national ,intelligence4