While the House took an important step this week in passing legislation to reform the visa waiver program to help prevent foreign terrorists from entering the U.S., more must be done to protect the national security and safety of the American people. The recent terrorist attacks show the vulnerabilities in our refugee, visa and immigration programs. The time to act is now. We need to immediately suspend the refugee program and secure our borders.

On Wednesday, I took to the House floor to urge my colleagues to join me in using the power of the purse to stop the reckless policies of President Obama that leave U.S. citizens vulnerable. The FBI, DNI and DHS have testified that they cannot fully screen the thousands of refugees that the President wants to bring in from Syria, Somalia, Iraq and other regions with high rates of terrorism. The House has one chance -- the end of the year appropriations bill -- to end these dangerous policies. This is our chance to stop future terrorist attacks like those in San Bernardino, Paris, Chattanooga, Garland and Ft. Hood.

President Obama is attempting to unilaterally bypass Congress once again and enter the U.S. into the “Paris Protocol” on global warming. Aside from it's outrageous costs and constitutional concerns, these negotiations will not even accomplish their end goal of substantial climate benefits. This is just another example of the terrible leadership we have seen from this administration, and the important role that Congress must play in standing up and fighting back on behalf of the American People.