We will continue to do everything possible to ensure that those seeking freedom from persecution and oppression are protected,” three GOP members wrote in a statement on Wednesday.

Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is often considered an institutionalist who has insisted upon the importance of Congressional power. “I don’t think putting a hold on things is extraordinary.”

House Republicans are in Florida for the next three days to hash out their agenda and hear from President Trump.