Republicans push State Dept. on loans to refugees, warn resettlement orgs have 'vested financial interest'
January 13, 2022 at 12:12 PM EST
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans, led by Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, are pushing for more information from the State Department about a program to issue travel loans to refugees via the United Nations -- with the lawmakers expressing concern that it gives resettlement organizations a "vested financial interest" in pushing the U.S. to take in more refugees each year.