[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EXECUTIVE OVERREACH

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, article I of the Constitution vests the 
power to make laws in the United States Congress. The President is 
given the responsibility to faithfully execute the laws passed by the 
Congress. President Obama has failed to understand this vital 
distinction. The President is not able to unilaterally bend the law to 
his own goals and desires.
  Take, for example, the latest news reports indicating that he plans 
to expand amnesty and extend work permits and visas for millions of 
illegal aliens, all by using executive orders. These are not lawful 
actions. These are the power-hungry actions of a President who refuses 
to work with Congress.
  By suing President Obama for failing to faithfully execute the laws 
of the land, we are saying, stop. The people's representatives will not 
turn a blind eye to the lawlessness of this President. We will do 
whatever it takes to hold him and future occupants of the Oval Office 
accountable. We must make it clear that the U.S. Congress is a coequal 
branch of government and one that represents we, the people.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
improper references to the President.

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