We’ll have more on this tomorrow, but here is a press release from South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy about the plan by the UN/US State Department and contractor World Relief to begin moving refugees into Spartanburg, a small city in Gowdy’s district.
***Update*** More here on June 4th.
For new readers, go here for our original post (almost three months ago) with updates on how the controversy has evolved.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: June 3, 2015
Contact:
Amanda Duvall
amanda.duvall@mail.house.gov
202-225-6030
Gowdy Invites State Department to Brief SC Delegation on Refugee Resettlement
Washington, DC -Congressman Trey Gowdy (R- SC) issued this statement regarding the State Department’s non-response to his follow-up questions on the Spartanburg refugee resettlement:
“The State Department’s response to our office’s 14 follow up questions was again sorely inadequate and failed to provide answers. Additionally, our office met with World Relief in April, contrary to State’s most recent letter. Because the State Department was wrong on this account, and because our office did not receive answers to our questions during that meeting with the resettlement agency, we are inviting State Department Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Julia Frifield to provide a briefing to the South Carolina delegation on this issue.
“From the beginning, our interest in this issue has not been to advocate for an outcome, but to ensure transparency and get answers to constituent questions. We will continue to pursue those answers through a face-to-face briefing with the State Department.”
Click here to see the letter.
Again, for new readers, here is a post from a month ago where we reported on the first response Rep. Gowdy received from Sec. of State John Kerry’s office.