[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 188]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE SEPARATION OF POWERS ACT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress has been 
sworn into office. We all took an oath to support and defend the United 
States Constitution.
  The Constitution, however, is under attack by the policies of the 
administration. The administration has unconstitutionally, illegally, 
and unwisely issued a decree that, in essence, grants amnesty to about 
5 million people.
  The real issue is not an immigration issue because we need 
immigration reform, but it is a constitutional issue. The Constitution 
has been bruised by the improper act of the President.
  All Members who support the Constitution and constitutional 
government, rather than a government run by one person, should oppose 
the illegal action memo of the administration.
  Along with Representative Black of Tennessee, I have introduced the 
Separation of Powers Act. This bill will prohibit taxpayer funds to be 
used or appropriated for the recent illegal actions of the 
administration's granting amnesty.
  The President also has been sworn to support the Constitution, and it 
is Congress' duty to make the laws, whether the administration likes it 
or not. The Constitution is not a mere suggestion. It is the law of the 
land.
  And that is just the way it is.

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