[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           PREVENTING EXECUTIVE OVERREACH ON IMMIGRATION ACT

  (Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise against the 
poorly conceived anti-immigration bill that is being considered in the 
House today. The Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act 
would paralyze the executive order announced by the President, halting 
the deportation of families. Families who are working hard and playing 
by the rules should not be treated like felons.
  I urge my colleagues to bring comprehensive immigration reform to the 
floor with the same expediency that they were able to bring this poorly 
conceived legislation to the floor today. Our economy, our national 
security, and our families cannot afford inaction.
  Rather than keeping hardworking families together, Republicans are 
punishing communities by pushing irresponsible legislation like the 
bill that we are considering in the House today.
  Like Republican Presidents before him, President Obama's actions were 
within the law. If they weren't, Republicans wouldn't need this 
slapdash bill to roll back the President's authority.
  This is a soap opera, frankly, that we have seen too many times. Can 
we please finally change the channel and pass comprehensive immigration 
reform? The time is long overdue for a more family-friendly 
congressional show.

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