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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 12, 2020

House lawmakers continue to push back against Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to allow resettlement of refugees in the state. Yesterday, a resolution objecting to the decision passed a House subcommittee by voice vote, the Nashville Post reports. Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, the Lancaster Republican who sponsored the measure said it’s not personal or mean spirited. A number of bills to chastise the governor or overturn his decision are making their way through the state legislature. Lee said in December that he would consent to continued participation in the federal resettlement program.