[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 4 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 FUNDING AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

  (Mrs. ROBY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, President Obama's attempt to bypass Congress 
and grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants is wrong and 
dangerous. It undermines the rule of law and threatens American jobs.
  That is why right now several of my colleagues and I, including 
fellow appropriators, are putting the finishing touches on a plan that 
will wield the power of the purse to block executive amnesty.
  I believe we have a solid strategy. We wanted to put forward the 
simplest, most straightforward bill language that could defund the 
President's immigration actions. Thankfully my own Alabama Senator, 
Jeff Sessions, had already generated some great model language doing 
just that, so we crafted that into the House bill.
  We are still working on it, but I am confident that strong defund 
language will be presented to this House for inclusion in the Homeland 
appropriations title.
  I believe the will of Congress must be to fund Homeland Security and 
its important functions, but to specifically block implementation of 
President Obama's unconstitutional immigration orders.

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