Is Your Congressman One Of The 289 Who Just Voted To Stop Syrian Refugees From Coming To America?
Here’s the list of Congressmen who voted to make it nearly impossible for Syrian refugees to come to America.Â
By a vote of 289-137, the House this afternoon voted to effectively suspend the program that allows Syrian and Iraqi refugees from coming to America. These are people who are fleeing a brutal civil war, and violence from ISIS, desperately need our help, and yet 289 U.S. Congressmen decided to turn their backs on some of the world’s most needy.
In total, 60 million people have been displaced. America was going to take a paltry 10,000. Even France has committed – even after the attacks last week – to taking 30,000.Â
The bill of course was titled in Washington speak as the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015, or the American SAFE Act of 2015.Â
Shockingly, 47 Democrats were among those who voted for the bill, HR 4038. And even more shockingly, three members of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, Jared Polis (D-CO), Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) were among those voting in favor of this obscene legislation.
LOOK:Â House Overwhelmingly Approves Bill To Reject Syrian Refugees
On Twitter, many LGBT activists are furious with the three Equality Caucus members. Author, SIRIUSXM Progress radio host and Huffington Post editor-at-large Michelangelo Signorile rightly offered some strong words:
Maybe they should change the name to LGBT Cowardly Caucus? Sorry, but yes, you have MORE responsibility to stand up against haters.
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) November 20, 2015
Think about it: 3 @LGBTEqCaucus members voted to even turn away LGBT Syrians fleeing persecution. @VictoryFund
— Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) November 20, 2015
As did others:
Three of the House Democrats who voted with GOP on bill targeting refugees are co-chairs of @LGBTEqCaucus: Polis, Maloney and Sinema
— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) November 19, 2015
Shame on you, @jaredpolis. You’re an embarrassment to our community today. https://t.co/kUkKGM2ITW
— Marc Love (@marcslove) November 19, 2015
Shame on you, @RepJaredPolis, @RepSinema, @RepSeanMaloney. https://t.co/zE69cG7Cfi
— ¡Gabe! OrtÃz (@TUSK81) November 19, 2015
Reprehensible… https://t.co/l05cIgdj0K
— Andrés Duque (@Blabbeando) November 19, 2015
While voting for the bill is indeed reprehensible, the three Equality Caucus members are not alone.
Here’s the full list of 47 Democrats who voted for this bill, and deserve our contempt for this action:
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
John Carney (DE-AL)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35)
Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02)
John Garamendi (CA-03)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Janice Hahn (CA-44)
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Bill Keating (MA-09)
Ron Kind (WI-03)
Annie Kuster (NH-02)
Jim Langevin (RI-02)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Rick Nolan (MN-08)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Jared Polis (CO-02)
Kathleen Rice (NY-04)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
David Scott (GA-13)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Louise Slaughter (NY-25)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Tim Walz (MN-01)
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Below is the complete list. If your Congressman is one of the “AYES,” they voted for the bill. Consider picking up the phone or emailing your representative and explaining why you’re disappointed or they won’t have your vote next year.
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Image by David Saddler via Flickr and a CC license

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