Kaine Calling on President Obama to Follow Through on Syrian Refugees

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) is calling on President Obama to follow through on his plan to re-settle more Syrian refugees in the United States.

The Obama administration has said it hopes to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees. Over the past several months, they've only accepted about 1,700 refugees.

In May, Kaine signed a letter with 26 fellow senators asking the administration speed things up.

"We have to make sure that people are screened appropriately and that they're safe, but the screening process is taking about two years," said Kaine. "When it comes to just this scale of suffering, this is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II and the world. In the U.S., we think we can be doing a better job," said Kaine.

Many Republicans have said they're concerned the screening process is not safe enough, and that terrorists could exploit a porous border.