[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        SECURING THE RULE OF LAW

  (Mr. CARTER of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 26 
States, including my home State of Texas, for stopping an imperial 
White House dead in its tracks.
  For far too long, this President has forced his will on the American 
people with his pen and his phone. Well, the Fifth Circuit Court of 
Appeals has said enough is enough. Last week, the Court of Appeals 
upheld an injunction to stop the President's unilateral actions that 
would have granted 5 million illegal aliens work permits and eroded the 
foundation of our system of government.
  Mr. Speaker, I am not anti-immigration. The Constitution of the 
United States is clear: immigration and naturalization are issues for 
Congress and the American people to decide, not a self-declared king 
sitting in the White House.
  Lawlessness breeds lawlessness. Last week, Texas and the Fifth 
Circuit secured the rule of law, and I thank them for it.

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