[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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                               speech of

                             HON. PAUL RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 13, 2015

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 240) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
     purposes:

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Chair, I will vote in favor of H.R. 240 
and the amendments thereto, because the bill meets our nation's 
security needs while also maintaining fiscal discipline.
  H.R. 240 prioritizes funding for border security at a time when it is 
badly needed and also checks the President's executive overreach. This 
bill holds the President accountable for exceeding his constitutional 
authority and upholds the rule of law.
  Though I am opposed to the President's executive actions on 
immigration, I am committed to fixing our broken immigration system. 
The Constitution authorizes the legislature, not the executive, to 
reform our immigration laws, and that is why I will continue working 
with my colleagues to secure our borders and fix our legal immigration 
system. Rather than trying to go around Congress, I would encourage the 
President to work with Congress to achieve real, lasting reform.

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