Obama threatens veto of House bill that would 'intensify screenings' of refugees coming to the US

Republicans in the House of Representatives have a bill that would require tighter screenings of refugees entering the United States, and President Obama has threatened a veto:

Here's a summary of the bill Obama says he'll veto (would intensify screenings of those from Iraq/Syria) pic.twitter.com/LBbcMrBxzK

— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) November 18, 2015

Obama issues veto threat to GOP refugees bill pic.twitter.com/ItXc2wSToS

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 18, 2015

This is what Obama is promising to veto. pic.twitter.com/hH0UfYCKyC

— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) November 18, 2015

WHY ON EARTH? Obama Vows to Veto Bill Increasing Screening for Refugees https://t.co/ErCUuvknhG

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 18, 2015

Unreal, but not unbelievable.

So to be clear, Obama admin will veto a bill requiring the Obama admin to certify refugees are not a security threat.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 18, 2015

Merits aside, this shows how much the administrative state has screwed up—inverted, basically—the American system. https://t.co/Ys3sioyozo

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 18, 2015