[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LAWSUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA
(Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, so there are just 3 legislative days left
before we go on recess, and the most pressing issue that the House
Republican leadership has decided that we need to devote our
legislative time to is a resolution to sue the President of the United
States.
Not to bring up a jobs bill, not to deal with comprehensive
immigration reform, not to extend emergency unemployment benefits for
the millions of people who have lost their benefits, but to debate a
dangerous and unprecedented lawsuit with the House of Representatives
suing the President. What is next--the Senate suing the House? I mean,
this is really ridiculous.
And after all that is done, what we are going to do is recess for 5
weeks. Instead of taking up the issues that the people have sent us
here to deal with, we are going to leave for 5 weeks after taking
action--presumably, the majority will vote to sue the President of the
United States.
It is a waste of our time. It is a horrible waste of money. It is
unconscionable. We ought to stay here and do the work of the American
people that we were sent here to do.
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