Ernst leads Senate GOP demanding Biden 'cease planning' Gaza refugee acceptance
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, led Republicans in a letter to President Biden, demanding he stop planning to authorize the acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza into the U.S.
The letter was signed by 34 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota, Republican conference Chairman John Barrasso of Wyoming and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Steve Daines of Montana. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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The correspondence was prompted by a CBS News report that Biden's administration is considering allowing some Palestinian refugees from Gaza into the U.S. as refugees.
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