Congress tackles terrorism after Paris attacks
Following Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, this week Congress will be addressing issues related to a rise in radicalism and President Obama’s plans to increase the number of refugees admitted from war-torn countries.
Congress will delve deeply into the global threat of radical Islam this coming week following the worst terrorist attack in French history.
The House Foreign Affairs and House Homeland Security panels will hold a joint hearing on Wednesday on the "Rise of Radicalism: Growing Terrorist Sanctuaries and the Threat to the U.S. Homeland." Witnesses include former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen, along with New America Director Peter Bergen.
The attackers' apparent links to Syria are certain to come up as Congress continues to push back against President Barack Obama's plan to bring in up to 10,000 refugees from the war-torn country over the next year. The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issue on Thursday.
Lawmakers critical of Obama's proposal immediately raised the specter of a Paris-style attack happening in the United States.
