refugee admissions program which i will efer to it as usrap. i appreciate to address you. together the department of state, d.h.s. and h.h.s. plan to bring up to 45,000 refugees to the united states through the usrap through fiscal year 2018. the security and welfare of the american people is this administration's top priority. we have instituted additional procedures in the usrap interview and ajudication processes to strengthen our vetting system and we will find ways to make our screening procedures in order to protect the american people. for those eligible for protection as refugees, we are committed to detering and detecting fraud seeking who are resettling. we will have measures to protect against threats against our national security. in f.y. 2018, the united states expects to permanently resettle refugees than any other country and will continue to offer protection to the most vulnerable of those who have been been persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a political social group. since 1975, the united states has welcomed 3.4 million refug

usrap. i appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues. together the department of state, dhs and hhs plan to bring up to 45,000 refugees to the united states through the usrap in fiscal year 2018. the security and welfare of the american people is this administration's top priority. we've instituted additional procedures in the usrap application interview anded ed a adjudication to strengthen our vetting system. we will continue to find ways to make our screening procedures in order to protect the american people. for those eligible it is committed to deterring and detecting fraud among those seeking to resettle in the united states. we will continue to protect against threats to our national security. the united states expects to resettle more refugee than any other country. we will continue to offer protection to those who have been persecuted because of race, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. the united states welcomed more than 3.4 million refugees. through the general assistance programs the united states