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A State Department official told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday that the U.S. does not prioritize Christian Syrian refugees just because of their religion.
"We're not going to change the program, somehow bring more of one particular religion than another," Anne Richard, assistant secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, told the committee.
During the hearing on foreign travelers and national security, Richard said the U.S. is bringing Christians in from Syria, but she said "they are underrepresented in part because they make up a small part of the refugees from Syria."