thank fund gop majority congress approve end year obama plan actually increase number refugees muslims bring us hell national security vote white house chief staff denis mcdonough wednesday say obama administration prepare aggressively defend unite state plan accept refugees syria american lawmakers demand government apply strict background check refugees syria iraq.when ask christian science monitor breakfast washington d.c. administration address lawmakers call government apply great scrutiny certain refugees enter country mcdonough say administration see resettlement syrian refugees priority also policy defend hunch continue controversial reason president point speech last night mcdonough said.he say administration continue make point accept refugees add immeasurably national interest prepare put fight oppose current policies go get aggressively defend say tough beat last year mcdonough say administration focus accept refugees see go shy chief staff also say administration plan expand number refugees u.s. accept overall believe budget pass congress allow so.via tpm obama ready battle america aggressively defend bring muslim refugees u.s