[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SUPPORTING THE TEXAS-LED CHALLENGE TO THE PRESIDENT'S UNILATERAL 
                                AMNESTY

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, this week the Supreme Court heard oral 
arguments in the United States v. Texas case. This is the Texas-led 
challenge to the President's executive orders on immigration, a 
challenge that I strongly support.
  By granting unilateral amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants, the 
President has blatantly disregarded his duty to enforce our laws. 
Instead, he is trying to rewrite them altogether. It doesn't work this 
way.
  Article I of the Constitution is clear. All legislative powers shall 
be vested in Congress. Erosion of this principle is a threat to the 
rule of law. That is why this challenge by Texas and other States is so 
important.
  This fight is about asserting the will of Americans and defending the 
authority of Congress. I am pleased that the House has voted to put its 
full support behind Texas and our Speaker. Lower courts have already 
ruled to halt the President's illegal amnesty.
  On behalf of my constituents, I strongly urge the Supreme Court to do 
the same.

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