2 Senate Republican, said he would like to see the chamber take up the House legislation as-is, but that is uncertain.The bill would require new FBI background chec-ks and individual sign-offs from three high-ranking US officials before any refugee could come to the US from Iraq or Syria.Republicans said it was simply prudent to place new controls on the refugee system, without ending it entirely or requiring religious tests as some in the party, including presidential candidates, have demanded. “It just is common sense that we pause, re-evaluate and make sure that we have the proper standards in place to make sure something like what happened in Paris doesn’t happen here.The bill now heads to the Senate, where it sets up a clash with President Bara-ck Obama, who has threatened to veto the bill and has criticised Republicans for “hysteria” and falling short of their humanitarian duty to take in the oppressed.Senate Democrats are trying to shift the focus to other issues regarding travellers from overseas, and minority leader Harry Reid predicted Thursday’s bill would not be approved..The vote was 289-137, eno-ugh to override a threatened White House veto of the legislation, which was hurriedly drafted under new House Speaker Paul Ryan in response to the carnage in the streets of Paris last brake chamber Factory week.”The strong vote in the House could improve prosp-ects for the bill in the Senate.“This is an urgent matter and that is why we’re dealing with this urgently,” declared Mr Ryan. OK ,” he said. Forty-seven Dem-ocrats voted for the bill, despite President Barack Obama’s biting criticism of its proposed limits. “Don’t worry, it won’t get passed.The US House voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the President’s own Demo-cratic party as lawmakers reflected the anxiety of voters back home. John Cornyn, the No