[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    LITIGATING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, often, the American people hear the 
term ``Congress,'' but I think it is important to let all of my 
colleagues know and remind them what the Republicans will be doing over 
the next 48 hours.
  It is important to know that there will be a resolution--a bill--on 
the floor of the House, H. Res. 676, and it says that they are looking 
for the power to intervene in one or more civil actions to file suit 
against the President, to seek any appropriate relief against the 
President, the head of any department or agency, or any other officer 
or employee.
  Let me be very clear. The Republicans are looking to sue the 
secretary who didn't order enough paper clips and indicate that we need 
to sue the President for not doing his job, while veterans are 
suffering and need a whole reformation and a new bill, while people are 
still not getting their unemployment insurance, while we are not able 
to expand Medicaid to help those who need health care, and while we are 
not raising the minimum wage.
  Democrats want to work for the American people, but Republicans want 
to sue the secretary, meaning the secretary who orders paper clips, 
because the President is not doing his job. Let's work for the American 
people.

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