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Jeff Sessions addresses race, Muslim ban and torture at confirmationQuoteMuslim banLeahy, the former top Democrat on the panel, asked Sessions if he agrees with Mr. Trump’s original plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.“I have no belief and I do not support the idea that Muslims, as a religious group, should be denied admission to the United States,” Sessions said.Sessions said that Mr. Trump has since made clear that he believes that the focus should be on people who are coming from countries with histories of terrorism. At the same time, Sessions suggested that he believes that religious beliefs, that embrace wanting to harm the U.S., can be taken into consideration in the vetting process and can be grounds to deny someone entry into the country.Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, later asked Sessions what he would characterize as an extreme view in relation to enhanced vetting.Read More At: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-nominee-confirmation-hearing-addresses-race-muslim-ban-and-torture/
Muslim banLeahy, the former top Democrat on the panel, asked Sessions if he agrees with Mr. Trump’s original plan to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.“I have no belief and I do not support the idea that Muslims, as a religious group, should be denied admission to the United States,” Sessions said.Sessions said that Mr. Trump has since made clear that he believes that the focus should be on people who are coming from countries with histories of terrorism. At the same time, Sessions suggested that he believes that religious beliefs, that embrace wanting to harm the U.S., can be taken into consideration in the vetting process and can be grounds to deny someone entry into the country.Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, later asked Sessions what he would characterize as an extreme view in relation to enhanced vetting.
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