[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     REINING IN EXECUTIVE OVERREACH

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, President Obama and the 
administration have taken the uber-Presidency to a whole new level.
  Time and time again, we have seen President Obama stretch the 
constitutional limits of the office. When President Obama simply 
disagrees with a law, he just ignores it. Mr. Speaker, no person is 
above the law.
  The House of Representatives is committed to living by the 
Constitution and holding the administration accountable. The ENFORCE 
Act will give Congress the ability to bring a lawsuit against the 
President for failing to execute our laws.
  The Faithful Execution of the Law Act will require any Federal 
official who is not enforcing a Federal law to report to Congress on 
the reason for nonenforcement. Mr. Speaker, the ENFORCE Act and the 
Faithful Execution of the Law Act uphold the Constitution.
  These bills send a clear message that no one is above the law, and we 
will not have the Constitution be disregarded.

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